adjective
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Also: corky. (of a wine) tainted through having a cork containing excess tannin
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(postpositive) a slang word for drunk
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When the priceless liquid is poured, the group is horrified by the odor: The wine is corked.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Tan: The first bottle we sampled was corked, so I returned it for a replacement instead of just dumping it down the sink.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024
His attention hits her like a corked Chianti, but she lacks the certainty to declare its bad taste.
From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2022
Among the artefacts discovered were are a gunpowder barrel, swivel guns, a bottle of corked rum and woodworking tools.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2022
Wordless, his uncle corked the waterskin, untied his horse, and mounted.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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