Cory vs Tory - What's the difference?
cory | tory |
transferred from the surname.
* 2005 Robert L. Fried, The Game of School , Jossey-bass, ISBN 0787973475, page 42:
(less common than the male name) transferred from the surname, also a pet form of Cora, Corinne and similar sounding names.
* 1991 Clark D. Neher, Southeast Asia in the New International Era , Westview Press, ISBN 0813311799, page 58:
* 1998 Robyn Amos, Into the Night , ISBN 0786005599, page 61:
(British) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party, which evolved from Royalist politicians; associated with upholding the rights of the monarchy and the privileges of the established Church.
(by extension) One who is like a British Tory; someone politically conservative.
(Canada) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party.
(historical) A pejorative nickname given to the political factions who sought to exclude from the throne of England (the Exclusioners) in the 17th century.
(now, historical, pejorative) An Irish rebel fighting against English rule at the end of the Confederate War and Cromwellian invasion; later extended to other rebels or bandits.
(US, historical, American Revolution) A loyal British citizen.
(US, historical, American Civil War, Confederate states) A Union sympathizer.
(British) Of or belonging to the Tory Party or the Conservative Party.
(Canada) Of or belonging to the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party.
As nouns the difference between cory and tory
is that cory is any fish belonging to the genus , a group of south american freshwater catfish while tory is a political conservative supporting monarchy and traditional political and social institutions.As an adjective tory is
conservative, right-wing.cory
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Alternative forms
* Corey * Cori, Kori, Korey, KoryProper noun
(en proper noun)- On another poster are the names of the new class — unusual names (at least to me) like Wen Qi, Elijah, Yoav, Noni, Koray, Cai Ying and Julissa, along with more common names like Cory , Betty, Tammy, Jordan, Jeffrey, and Andrew.
- Corazon "Cory " Aquino, the widow of the martyred Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., emerged as the person around whom all the oppositionists could coalesce.
- I went to high school with a girl named Corrine, though, and everyone called her Cory —
