Goofy vs Corky - What's the difference?
goofy | corky |
silly, quirky
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(snowboarding) riding with right foot forward.
Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.
Consisting of, or like, cork; dry; shrivelled.
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(AU, slang) An injury caused by a blow ("corking").
As a proper noun goofy
is a character: a slow-witted anthropomorphic dog with a goofy laugh.As an adjective corky is
of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.As a noun corky is
(au|slang) an injury caused by a blow ("corking").goofy
English
Etymology 1
Adjective
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Derived terms
* goofily * goofinessEtymology 2
From the way the Disney character was first depicted surfing, with right foot forward. BBC Sport,"Sochi 2014: A jargon-busting guide to the halfpipe", 11 February 2014
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corky
English
Adjective
(er)- This one smells a bit corky ; get me another bottle.
- Bind fast his corky arms.