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titine69
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I don �t understand "corky"in the sentence"the corkiest Thanksgiving traditions began in 1989 when President George H.W.Bush granted the first official pardon to a turkey".What does it mean,please?Is it a synonym of lively?I have searched a translation but in vain.(apart from �cork �related to wine)Can you help me ,please? Thank you Titine
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28 Nov 2014
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isabelfalk
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Take a look here: http://pt.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=corky |
28 Nov 2014
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titine69
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Thank you Isabel but I still can �t find the meaning ;what is the link with thanksgiving traditions?Could someone explain? |
28 Nov 2014
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FrauSue
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I think "corky" here is a form of (or a mis-transliterated form of) "quirky". The quirkiest Thanksgiving tradition started in 1989 .... . Then it would mean strange, bizarre or unusual. |
28 Nov 2014
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redcamarocruiser
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I agree the Frau Sue. Quirky was the first thing I thought of when I read the sentence. Corky does not make any sense. |
28 Nov 2014
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titine69
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ok then.That �s probably why I couldn �t find the meaning.Thanks for your help everybody. |
28 Nov 2014
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Peter Hardy
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It could mean: Cute and dorky all rolled into one:�you �re so corky!� A slightly retarded or Downs person.�� Ref. Life Goes On (early �90 ABC series) Look at those Corkys getting on the short bus or� Person who is a slightly retarded or slow:� Damn that boy is a corky bastard�� � An American president in office from 2001 thru 2009, so nick-named due to his resemblance to an 80s TV character of the same name from the hit TV series "Life Goes On". Person A: Check it out. Corky �s on the TV.��
Person B: I thought that series was off the air since 1993.
Person A: Not that Corky. The other one.� � Cheers, Peter� � |
29 Nov 2014
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kwsp
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My initial reaction was that �corky � should be �kooky � :Synonymsbizarre, crazy, curious, eccentric, erratic, far-out, funky, funny, odd (also kookie), offbeat, off-kilter, off-the-wall, outlandish, out-of-the-way, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, remarkable, screwy, strange, wacky (also whacky), way-out, weird,� wild
�but from the British English perspective, Peter �s reply looks to me like it is the correct answer.
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29 Nov 2014
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titine69
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Thanks again! To me,I think it is a synonym of �quirky � like Frausue suggested or �kooky �,kwsp because it deals with the tradition of granting the official pardon to a turkey,which was quite strange at the time. But who knows??? Thanks Peter for your "cute and dorky" for corky!:)) Big hugs my friends Titine |
29 Nov 2014
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