American English pronunciation

How to pronounce corky

IPA transcription: ['kɔɹki]

Pronunciation variants: ['kɔɹki]['kɚki]

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['kɔɹki]

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['kɔɹki]

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Adjective

  • (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin

    “a corked port”

Usage examples

  • In both songs Corky Hale plays the Harp.
  • Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Corcoran gained the nicknames Corky and Tommy the Cork.