sockdolager

noun

säk-ˈdä-li-jər How to pronounce sockdolager (audio)
variants or sockdologer
Definition of sockdolagernext
as in beauty
something very good of its kind 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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sockdolager
  1. beauty
  2. dream
  3. corker
  4. humdinger
  5. phenomenon
  6. marvel
  7. lollapalooza
  8. ripsnorter
Noun
  • The revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical reimagines the ‘80s classic in the style of the Harlem ballroom scene, where each cat is now a human competitor walking the runway and competing in categories like voguing and beauty.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
  • As a beauty editor, I am blessed with an overflowing stash of some of the best hydrating and active products for mature skin, period.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 13 July 2026
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • Lestat’s standing at the precipice of the sweet hereafter, and this episode is his death dream.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • Skyroot will need a lot more funding to realize that dream, but Saturday’s launch showed the company has ingredients required for a successful launch company.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 July 2026
Definition of dream
Noun
  • Of course all the business between Patricia and the Boogeyman is just an excuse for Widow’s Bay to stage a corker of a send-up of 1978’s Halloween and slasher movies of its ilk.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 June 2026
  • The breakfast buffet is supremely surreal A big part of every season of The White Lotus is the breakfast buffet, and the Martinez’s daily extravaganza is a corker.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of corker
Noun
  • Presented in a woodland forest, today’s Chanel couture show was a real humdinger.
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 7 July 2026
  • The book is full of many such humdingers.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
Definition of humdinger
Noun
  • That indicates the strength is not a one-quarter phenomenon, and that management expects the momentum to continue in future quarters.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • Long before tunnel fits became a social media phenomenon, Dennis Rodman used his arrivals as an extension of his personality, while Iverson helped reshape NBA fashion through throwback jerseys, jewelry and hip-hop style.
    — Nethumi Kannangara, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of phenomenon
Noun
  • At rocky spots along the shoreline, pick your way around Asilomar’s tide pools and marvel at the incredible diversity of the marine life within.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026
  • But for music nerds, the real marvel of the Québécois duo Angine de Poitrine is its arrestingly masterful microtonality.
    — Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 July 2026
Definition of marvel
Noun
  • Mikhail might have shuffled off this mortal coil early, but his spirit lingers in a lollapalooza gallery that represents in flavor and type, though not in exact content, Impressionist salons in the 1870s into the early 1880s.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 26 Feb. 2022
  • Worries about Trump’s button finger were seeping out of Washington even before the book lollapalooza.
    — Trudy Rubin, Philly.com, 5 Jan. 2018
Definition of lollapalooza
Noun
  • Will relish manager Brendan Rodgers style of play, and could have another ripsnorter of a campaign.
    — SI.com, SI.com, 6 July 2019
Definition of ripsnorter
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