Coorie

Pronunciation varies by accent · verb

Meaning

(Scotland) To crouch, stoop down..

Definitions by Sense

1. (Scotland) To crouch, stoop down.
2. (Scotland) To snuggle, nestle.
3. (UK) A lifestyle involving hearty cuisine (such as Cullen skink) and invigorating outdoor activities, popularized in the late 2010s by a book and tourism campaign which incorrectly presented it as a traditional Scottish concept. (Compare hygge.)

Example Sentences

... or, for that matter, the newly ennobled representatives, many of whom have reached that tenure by coorieing up to the establishment throughout their career. I want to offer the House a flavour of the debate that took place.

So we slept, coorieing down into the blankets under the tarpaulin. It was broad daylight when I awoke, and we had pulled in off the road, and were in the midst of woods. Father was giving the pony some hay, but I could see no sign of[…]

No coorieing up together on cold nights, no playful chases at the end of the working day and certainly no sharing of food. They came to an understanding where they simply pretended the other didn't exist and this seemed to work well,[…]

... were coorieing over the fire telling bawkin stories, and edging closer to the farm lads for comfort when the gale moaned and whined in the wide chimney—as we tramped through, old Betty took Dan by the sleeve.

Synonyms for coorie

Antonyms for coorie

Word Forms

• coories
• coorieing
• cooried

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