An eBay "Co Co Ri" Dictionary

[Thomas Linton]

As a public service to new members of the Cantina -- and visitors, here is a humble start to a dictionary of commonly used terms appearing in descriptions of eBay auctions:


"Genuine" typically means: a reproduction or outright fake

"Ghurka" (also Ghorka, Gerka, Gorka, Gorkha, Gurkha et al.), adj. (e.g. "Ghurka knife"), means: some slight chance exists that a Ghurka saw such an item, possibly in a film.

"Kukri" (also kuhkree, kookeree, kookre, co co ri, et al.) means: whatever they're selling at the time.

"military" usually means: having no connection whatsoever with any military

"premium" means: ordinary to far less than that

"rare" means: common

"Superb" means: gaudy

"Turkish Kukri" means: vendor has a poor grasp of geography

"very rare" means : common as dirt

"vintage" always means: nothing

"19th century" usually means: 20th or 21st century


Lexicographers amongst us will doubtless add to the list.

 

[FallingKnife]

I didn't understand "co co ri" until reading the post.

Part of my brain thought Cocoa Beach. But then, where's Barbara Eden? Of course, then we'd be talking scimitars, which bend a whole nother direction.

 

[RandallRandazzl]

Yeah, always makes me smile, they've got a great description 19th century vintage military khukuri in supurb condition... Then they've got the 2 or 3 pictures from a long way away, none of them show the smushed faced lion butt cap... Better get in on the bidding today! These things are in big demand!

 

[Daniel Koster]