Corrie

//ˈkɒɹi// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A bowl-shaped geographical feature formed by glaciation. Scotland

    "Fleet foot on the correi, / Sage counsel in cumber, Red hand in the foray, / How sound is thy slumber!"

  2. 2
    a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village in the isle of Arran, in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS0242). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A diminutive of the female given names Cora or Corinne, or borrowed from the Dutch pet form of Cornelia.
  3. 3
    Abbreviation of Coronation Street, a soap opera. British, abbreviation, alt-of, informal

    "It all seems to take place in the hiatus between Neighbours and “Brookie”, “Corrie” or EastEnders."

  4. 4
    A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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cirquecirquecwmvalley

Example

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"Fleet foot on the correi, / Sage counsel in cumber, Red hand in the foray, / How sound is thy slumber!"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic coire.

Etymology 2

From Scottish Gaelic coire (“cauldron, boiler; corrie”), which denotes a bowl-shaped geographical feature similar to a cirque.

Etymology 3

Diminutive from Coronation Street + -ie.

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