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covering shorts

(FINANCE) the situation in which a derivatives trader with a short position is wrong about the behavior of the market. Having sold shares of stock he doesn't own, he is now compelled to buy them at a higher price than he sold them for (in order to reimburse whomever he borrowed the shares from).

If the short position was taken by writing naked options (i.e., issuing call options of stock the trader doesn't happen to have), then the trader has to buy shares of underlying stock in order to honor the options.

It's extremely expensive for traders to have to cover their shorts.
The surprising stock rally came as a shock. Nicholas Leeson had been riding high, but now he was furiously covering shorts, and driving the share prices higher still. By closing bell, he was ruined.
by Abu Yahya May 5, 2010
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coreying out

To puss out. To back out of a commitment out of malice, spite, or plain cowardice. To be "that guy." That means to be the one guy who goes against what everyone wants. You want Mcdonalds, he wants Burger King etc.
You: "Hey Corey, let's go to this party. There are girls there that totally want to do us."
Corey: *Pretending not to hear you* "Hey, let's go to my house."
You: "Dude, stop being that guy. You're Coreying out."
by thesef April 10, 2009
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Corning

Corning or "Cornin'" is simply the act of throwing kernels of corn at passing cars while you hide (usually with a group of friends) somewhere out of sight, but close to the road. Usually done on or around Halloween & is popular in southern Appalachia & rural parts of the country.
Me & some friends went corning last night & some guy we nailed got pissed off & got out of his car talking shit, so we threw a corn cob at that bitch & ran like hell.
by peestandingup September 7, 2007
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Eric Connoring

The action of absolutely getting no pussy and not having friends. Many times while Eric Connoring, one is stuck in a state of being a fucking isolated faggot that loves perorming weird sexual acts to ones self.
I'm getting kind of worriedI've been Eric Connoring a lot lately
by Otterotterfartshit6969 May 23, 2016
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cornning the ham

The act of slathering icy-hot on a fat woman's thigh then using making love to the numbed fat roll.
I enjoy cornning the ham
by cloakchoke January 9, 2011
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Conkering

The act of slapping a used tampon on someones face... swinging it like a conker fight.
Ali has just come on and took Chris by surprise by conkering him with her tampon.
by Conkered November 3, 2017
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Busy as a cat covering it up

Industrious, hard-working, frantically accomplishing, hurriedly attempting
She rushed through her day, busy as a cat covering it up.
by Little Iodine March 18, 2008
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