sockdolager
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noun \säk-ˈdä-li-jər\Definition of SOCKDOLAGER
1
: something that settles a matter : a decisive blow or answer : finisher
2
: something outstanding or exceptional
Variants of SOCKDOLAGER
sock·dol·a·ger or sock·dol·o·ger \säk-ˈdä-li-jər\
Examples of SOCKDOLAGER
- <the professor called it one sockdolager of a short story, but he seemed to be the only one in the room amused by this description>
Origin of SOCKDOLAGER
origin unknown
First Known Use: circa 1830
Related to SOCKDOLAGER
- Synonyms
- beaut, beauty, bee's knees, cat's meow, corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), daisy, dandy, dilly, doozy (or doozie also doozer), dream, honey, hot stuff, humdinger, hummer, knockout, lollapalooza, lulu [slang], nifty, peach, pip, pippin, ripper, ripsnorter, snorter, jim–dandy (or sockdologer), standout, sweetheart
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