Corey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An English surname from Old Norse from the Old Norse given name Kóri, itself perhaps from Old Irish Cuire, from cuire (“troop, host, company”), from Proto-Celtic *koryos (“army, tribe”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”).
  2. A surname from Irish, a variant anglicization of Ó Comhraidhe (Curry).
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  4. A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Cori.
noun
  1. A penis.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔː.ɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cory.wav /ˈkɔ.ɹi/ /ˈkoː.ɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-corey.wav

Word forms

Corey Cory Kory Korey coreys

Etymology

Borrowed from Angloromani kor, kori, korri, kuri (“penis”), from Romani kar (“penis”), from Prakrit *𑀓𑀸𑀝 (*kāṭa, “stick, penis”).

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