corky

• Veralteter umgangssprachlicher Begriff für lebhaft, energiegeladen oder leicht exzentrisch; wird im modernen Englischen selten verwendet.

An old-fashioned slang term meaning lively, spirited, or slightly eccentric; rarely used in modern English.

1. Tainted wine flavorB2formal

   Describes wine that has an unpleasant, musty taste due to a defective cork.

   Korkgeschmack

   • The sommelier declared the bottle corky and replaced it.
   • This wine tastes corky; it's been ruined by a bad cork.
   • A corky wine often smells like wet cardboard or mold.

   Synonymecorked