corking

cork·ing

C0644000 (kôr′kĭng) Slang adj. Splendid; fine: a corking party.adv. Used as an intensive: a corking good story.

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[From corker.]

corking

(ˈkɔːkɪŋ) adj (prenominal) slang Brit excellent

cork•ing

(ˈkɔr kɪŋ)
Informal. adj. 1. excellent; fine. adv. 2. very: a corking good time. [1890–95]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

corking - very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"bang-up, bully, cracking, dandy, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell, groovy, keen, great, neatcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechgood - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"

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