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Cory
//ˈkɔ.ɹi// name, noun
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Proper Noun
- 1 An English surname from Old Norse, a variant of Corey.
- 2 A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Corey.
"On another poster are the names of the new class — unusual names (at least to me) like Wen Qi, Elijah, Yoav, Noni, Koray, Cai Ying and Julissa, along with more common names like Cory, Betty, Tammy, Jordan, Jeffrey, and Andrew."
- 3 A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Cori, masculine equivalent Corey.
- 4 A diminutive of the female given names Cora or Corinne and similar sounding names.
"Corazon "Cory" Aquino, the widow of the martyred Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., emerged as the person around whom all the oppositionists could coalesce."
- 5 A diminutive of the female given name Corazón, from Spanish. Philippines
Noun
- 1 Any fish belonging to the genus Corydoras, a group of South American freshwater catfish.
"All the tetras in my tank (3 species - black neons, Pristellas, and red eyes) died within a 36 hour period. The corys and otos in the same tank are fine. There was no change in water quality, feeding habits, or water temperature. I have no idea why all the tets would die in such a short time span."
- 2 Alternative spelling of corey (“penis”). alt-of, alternative
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