cor

¹

[ kor ]

interjection

, British Dialect.

1. gor.

cor

²

[ kawr ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. the tenor oboe.
2. the English horn.

cor

³

[ kawr, kohr ]

noun

, plural cor·di·a [kawr, -dee-, uh, kohr, -].

1. (in prescriptions) the heart.

cor-

⁴

1. variant of com- before r: correlate.

cor.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. corner.
2. cornet.
3. coroner.
4. corpus.
5. correct.
6. corrected.
7. correction.
8. correlative.
9. correspondence.
10. correspondent.
11. corresponding.

Cor.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. Bible. Corinthians.
2. Coroner.

cor

¹

/ kɔː /

interjection

1. slang.
   an exclamation of surprise, amazement, or admiration

Cor.

²

abbreviation for

1. Corinthians

Word History and Origins

Origin of cor¹

First recorded in 1930–35; euphemistic alteration of God!

Origin of cor²

First recorded in 1865–70; from French cor (anglais) ( English ) horn

Origin of cor³

From Latin

Word History and Origins

Origin of cor¹

C20: corruption of God

Example Sentences

"As a kid, I was used to watching these wonderful black-and-white films with my nana - 'Cor blimey, guv’na, let’s push through the war'," Graham joked, adopting an exaggerated Cockney accent.

From BBC

Using a microscope, he and Tatiana Tondini of the University of Tübingen in Germany and Albert Isidro of the University Hospital Sagrat Cor in Spain, the study’s other authors, found cut marks around the skull’s edges surrounding dozens of lesions that earlier researchers had linked to metastasized brain cancer.

From New York Times

The caller ID read “LA Cor,” sending his heart racing.

From Los Angeles Times

The drive was kept alive early by a 27-yard pass interference against Cor’Dale Flott.

From Seattle Times

That set off a melee in the corner, leading to the ejections of Cor’Dale Flott and Commanders receiver Curtis Samuel.

From Washington Times