corked up

cork up

1. Literally, to insert a cork into something, such as the opening of a bottle. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cork" and "up." There's still some wine in the bottle, so should we cork it up? How do wineries cork up their bottles? Do they use a special machine or something? Geez, I could barely get the bottle open, and now you want me to cork the thing up again! Make up your mind!

2. To become quiet. Typically used as an imperative. In this usage, the phrase is often "cork it up." Cork it up, kids—all the screaming is giving me a headache! Would you cork it up already so I can start the movie? Hey, cork it up, the teacher's coming!

See also: cork, up

corked up

slang Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really corked up. I'm past the point in my life where I want to spend every weekend at a bar getting corked up. I must have been corked up if I got up and did karaoke at the bar last night!

See also: corked, up

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corked (up)

and corky

mod. alcohol intoxicated. You’d be corked up, too, if you’d drunk as much as I have. Willie’s acting sort of corky.

See also: corked, up

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