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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”).

"My neighbor Corey introduced me to his grandmother at the family reunion."

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Origin

The word "corey" comes from Angloromani and ultimately traces back to the Romani language via a Prakrit root meaning "penis." It was adopted into English slang with this original anatomical sense.

Rhyming Words
rey trey drey frey prey grey carey purey arrey morey forey firey airey lowrey maurey laurey surrey murrey torrey warrey
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