| 单词 | sockdolager |
| 释义 | sockdolager in American English (sɑkˈdɑlədʒər), sockˈdologer (sɑkˈdɑlədʒər) US noun Slang, Obsolete 1. something final or decisive, as a heavy blow 2. something outstanding Word origin metathetic alteration (infl. by sock2) < doxology (in sense of “conclusion”) + -ersockdolager in American English (sɑkˈdɑlədʒər) noun old-fashioned slang 1. something unusually large, heavy, etc. 2. a decisive reply, argument, etc. 3. a heavy, finishing blow His right jab is a real sockdolager Word origin [1820–30, Amer.; sock2 + -dolager, of uncert. orig.]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acetate, boomerang, insider, phonetic, tetrapod |
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