Definition

A pretentious euphemism for a corkscrew, beloved by wine snobs and people trying too hard to sound sophisticated. It's a five-dollar tool with a fifteen-dollar vocabulary.

Example Usage

He asked for the wine key like it was some specialized tool, so I just grabbed the corkscrew from the drawer.

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