Talk:corker
A big lie?
[edit]Chambers 1908 gives caulker, cauker as "a big lie", which would be in line with whopper, which may be either a large/remarkable thing or a big lie. So should we split this sense too? Equinox ◑ 05:51, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
A person with a tendency to jump?
[edit]I recently heard (in the US) the term used in the phrase "a real corker" to describe a child who is very eager when seeing people after a long absence and has a propensity to jump, in particular, if receiving them during a visit, one should prepare to catch them because they would be practically flying. Based on this description my understanding is that they were referred to as a "corker" because they "fly" like a cork when released from a bottle, but I am not certain. It seems that the description given by a caller into A Way With Words of a mildly mischievous or rambunctious child may be related, though the response given by the hosts seems to misinterpret the sense the caller is describing. —The Editor's Apprentice (talk) 06:04, 22 December 2022 (UTC)