noun General Slang

cork

KORK · noun · slang

An off-axis, corkscrew-style rotation.

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A rotation performed off-axis so the rider tilts and spins on a diagonal, corkscrewing rather than staying flat or purely vertical. Corked spins are staples of modern slopestyle and snowboard tricks.

“He threw a corked 720 off the big jump.”
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cork In A Sentence

He threw a corked 720 off the big jump.

Origin & Usage

Action-sports term from the corkscrew motion; big in slopestyle MTB and snowboarding.

Variants corkedcork spin

People Also Ask

What is a cork in snowboarding or slopestyle?

It's an off-axis rotation where the rider tilts and spins on a diagonal, corkscrewing through the air rather than staying flat or purely vertical.

What does 'corked 720' mean?

It's a 720-degree spin (two full rotations) done off-axis with the corkscrew tilt, combining the horizontal spin with the diagonal corking motion.

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