sockdolager

n. 决定性的打击, 杰出的人

发音

US /ˌsɑkˈdɑːɫ.ə.d͡ʒɚ/

词形变化

sockdolagers 复数 sockdolagers

别名

socdologer sockdollager stockdollager socdolager sockdologer sogdolloger

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A hard hit, a knockout or finishing blow, or conclusive argument.

    美国 过时 俚语
  2. 2.

    Something large or otherwise exceptional; a whopper.

    美国 过时 俚语
  3. 3.

    A combination of two hooks which close upon each other, by means of a spring, as soon as the fish bites.

    美国

词源

Unknown, 1827 US, presumably fanciful variant of sock (“to hit”); compare contemporary fanciful American coinages. Various speculative etymologies have been suggested, such as corruption of doxology, due to this occurring at the end of church worship, hence “finality”.

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