corkie
/ˈkɔːki
/noun (plural corkies) 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...
- He was substituted out of the match with a corkie but should keep his spot.
- He will be in some doubt after suffering a bad corkie against Sydney at the weekend.
- He suffered a corkie to the quad.
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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