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
  • Our staff and testers A beauty product is a personal purchase.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Like the American flag, these flags changed over time, with early state banners updated, sometimes subtly and sometimes magnificently, after wars, demographic shifts, and political movements—see Mississippi’s recent move from rebel stars and blocky bars to magnolia-blossom beauty.
    Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • After an overtime Super Bowl win, a star tight end kissed his girlfriend, the world's most successful pop star, as confetti flew—the stuff dreams are made of.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Albert is a Douglas fir tree whose hope and dream is to become his hometown's most famous Christmas tree.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 Dec. 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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