sockdolager

[ sok-dol-uh-jer ]
/ sɒkˈdɒl ə dʒər /

noun Older Slang.

something unusually large, heavy, etc.
a decisive reply, argument, etc.
a heavy, finishing blow: His right jab is a real sockdolager.

Origin of sockdolager

1820–30, Americanism; sock2 + -dolager, of uncertain origin

Words nearby sockdolager

sock in, sock it to, sock lining, sock puppet, sock suspender, sockdolager, sockdologer, sockeroo, socket, socket wrench, sockeye

Example sentences from the Web for sockdolager

  • And then the big news broke–the Sockdolager had been found–and there was a stampede that went clear to the peaks.

    Wunpost |Dane Coolidge

  • The fight for the Sockdolager Mine was on and Wunpost led off up the canyon with a swagger.

    Wunpost |Dane Coolidge

  • She followed along behind him, and already in her thoughts she was the owner of the Sockdolager Mine.

    Wunpost |Dane Coolidge