• Cor

    Pronunciation

    • US IPA: /kɔɹ/
    • UK IPA: /kɔː/
    • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
    • Homophones: caw, corps, core caw in non-rhotic accents only

    Origin 1

    A worn-down form of God.

    Full definition of cor

    Interjection

    1. (British) Expression of surprise.
      • Cor blimey!
      • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, “I don’t get this,” she said. “How do you mean it’s gone?” “It’s been pinched.” “Things don’t get pinched in country-houses.” “They do if there’s a Wilbert Cream on the premises. He’s a klep-whatever-it-is,” I said, and thrust Jeeves’s letter on her. She perused it with an interested eye and having mastered its contents said, “Cor chase my Aunt Fanny up a gum tree,” adding that you never knew what was going to happen next these days.

    Origin 2

    Hebrew

    Noun

    cor

    (plural cors)
    1. A Hebrew measure of capacity; a core or homer.

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