# corker

/ˈkɔɹkɝ/ (US) · /kˈɔːkɐ/ (UK) · CEFR C2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/corker
Updated: 2026-10-19

## Definition

something really good, funny, or surprising that stands out from the rest. You say it when something impresses you, like a great goal or a funny story.

For teachers: something or someone remarkably good, funny, or surprising of its kind. Informal and chiefly British in use, often in the frame 'a corker of' followed by a noun phrase.

## Examples

- That last goal is an absolute corker.
- The interview ends with a corker when she reveals she once drove across the desert alone.
- His memoir saves a corker for the final chapter, where a chance meeting on a night train reshapes his whole career.

## Usage notes

- Commonly appears as 'a corker' or 'a corker of something' to single out an outstanding example.

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