Meaning & use
cor
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A British informal exclamation expressing surprise, admiration, or amazement.
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Cor, that's a huge house!
Cor blimey, I didn't expect to see you here.
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Believed to be a shortened, euphemistic form of "God," common in British and Australian informal speech, especially in the phrase "cor blimey."
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