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单词 corkie
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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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