Definition of corkie in English:

corkie

nounPlural corkiesˈkɔːki

Australian informal

A painful injury with severe bruising caused by a heavy blow, typically gained while participating in contact sports.
a collision with a fellow Tasmanian left him with a corkie
Example sentencesExamples
- Their key defender is in massive doubt for the upcoming clash due to two corkies that he suffered early in last week's win.
- The Blues had injury concerns out of the game with one player receiving a bad corkie to the hip and another stretchered off in the final quarter with what seemed to be a hyper-extension of the leg.
- He was substituted out of the match with a corkie but should keep his spot.
- He has a corkie that hasn't quite healed in time for the clash.
- He suffered a corkie to the quad.
- He kicked three goals for Western Storm, limping off late in the game with what appeared to be a corkie.
- He will be in some doubt after suffering a bad corkie against Sydney at the weekend.

Origin

1980s: from the Australian sense of the verb cork 'suffer a painful bruising injury to (a limb) as a result of a heavy blow' + -ie.

单词	corkie
释义	Definition of corkie in English: corkie nounPlural corkiesˈkɔːki Australian informal A painful injury with severe bruising caused by a heavy blow, typically gained while participating in contact sports. a collision with a fellow Tasmanian left him with a corkie Example sentencesExamples Their key defender is in massive doubt for the upcoming clash due to two corkies that he suffered early in last week's win. The Blues had injury concerns out of the game with one player receiving a bad corkie to the hip and another stretchered off in the final quarter with what seemed to be a hyper-extension of the leg. He was substituted out of the match with a corkie but should keep his spot. He has a corkie that hasn't quite healed in time for the clash. He suffered a corkie to the quad. He kicked three goals for Western Storm, limping off late in the game with what appeared to be a corkie. He will be in some doubt after suffering a bad corkie against Sydney at the weekend. Origin 1980s: from the Australian sense of the verb cork 'suffer a painful bruising injury to (a limb) as a result of a heavy blow' + -ie.
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