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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  1. beauty
  2. dream
  3. ripsnorter
  4. corker
  5. humdinger
  6. lollapalooza
  7. beaut
Noun
  • That’s the beauty of following your own IT professional development path.
    Al Kingsley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The beauty about Netflix and these platforms is everything’s available, and people are not afraid to read subtitles and watch something with subtitles.
    Max Gao, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • Coronado / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images file The result is an arena with ambitions as lofty as the franchise’s dreams of winning a first NBA championship.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Impossible pie is a dream dessert for the people who love custard pies and coconut, as these are the dominant flavors of the recipe.
    Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of dream
Noun
  • Julia Roberts is the divine ripsnorter of weeping.
    New York Times, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2022
  • 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
Noun
  • Styled by Max Ortega September 3, 2024 HIGH AND MIGHTY Understatement has its merits, but so too does a bolt of pure whimsy—just ask model Abby Champion (near right) and her corker of a Stefan Cooke hat; stefancooke.co.uk.
    Sean Thomas, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Understatement has its merits, but so too does a bolt of pure whimsy—just ask model Abby Champion (near right) and her corker of a Stefan Cooke hat; stefancooke.co.uk.
    Sean Thomas, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of corker
Noun
  • On Monday night, the writers presented me with a real humdinger of a stupid thing to make famous people do: putting something in their mouths that was either sweet, savory, or a piece of paper.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
  • This augurs to be a humdinger of an election, as only a small number of undecided voters in a small number of battleground states really count for an Electoral College victory.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2024
Definition of humdinger
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
  • Kitsch makes some of our favorites, and this gold beaut is a 2023 Best of Beauty winner.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 17 Sep. 2024
  • All hues look fabulous in photos and the long-wearing, crease-proof claims are true, too—these beauts simply do not budge.
    Deanna Pai and Sarah Han, Allure, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of beaut
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