sockdologer
sockdolager
/ (sɒkˈdɒlədʒə) /
noun slang, mainly US
a decisive blow or remark
an outstanding person or thing
Word Origin for sockdologer
C19: of uncertain origin; perhaps from
sock ² +
doxology (in the sense: the closing act of a church service) +
-er
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Words nearby sockdologer
sock it to,
sock lining,
sock puppet,
sock suspender,
sockdolager,
sockdologer,
sockeroo,
socket,
socket wrench,
sockeye,
sockeye salmon
Example sentences from the Web for sockdologer
"That must've bin a sockdologer of a dose the Surgeon gave me," he muttered to himself.
Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) |John McElroyLate in the afternoon we arrived at a much worse place than the Sockdologer, though the fall was not so great.
The Romance of the Colorado River |Frederick S. DellenbaughBut his further utterance was stopped by the little drummer springing up and dealing him a 'sockdologer' under the ear.
Soldiering in North Carolina |Thomas Kirwan