On 19 Dec 2002, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> "Alfred M. Szmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > > Corking.
> >
> > What's that mean?
> >
> > >From WordNet (r) 1.7 [wn]:
> >
> > corking
> > adj : (informal) very good; "a bully pulpit"; "a neat sports car";
> > "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply
> > smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {cracking}, {dandy},
> > {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not
> > bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}]
>
> And I thought I knew this language! Wow, what a corking word.
>
IIRC, it was in wide use in the 1920-30s as "corker".
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