corkonian/kɔːˈkəʊ.ni.ən/EtymologyFrom Cork + -onian (in, e.g., Devonian, Oxonian, Ultonian).corkonian means of, relating to, or characteristic of Cork. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.adjOf, relating to, or characteristic of Cork.“But there is nothing malevolent in the Corkonian mode of levying toll upon old residents and new comers; […] priests with frowning faces, and queer-looking little boys with funny ones, and a miscellaneous lot of noisy patriots always going to shout and hear others shout at “the meeting,” are constant and prominent features in Corkonian life.”nounA native or inhabitant of Cork.“Vivacious and versatile, beyond the average even of Irishmen, the Corkonians mingle raillery with their hospitality, and cut up cattle and human nature with a trenchant ease and constant energy, as if they had taken a government contract to victual the State with beef and satire, fresh jokes and pickled pork at the same time.”