sockdolager
sock·dol·a·ger
sockdolager · sockdolagers
A hard hit, a knockout or finishing blow, or conclusive argumentA hard hit, a knockout or finishing blow, or conclusive argument.
Meaning
3 senses(US, dated, slang)A hard hit, a knockout or finishing blow, or conclusive argument.
(US, dated, slang)Something large or otherwise exceptional; a whopper.
(US)A combination of two hooks which close upon each other, by means of a spring, as soon as the fish bites.
Origin
Unknown, 1827 US, presumably fanciful variant of sock (“to hit”); compare contemporary fanUnknown, 1827 US, presumably fanciful variant of sock (“to hit”); compare contemporary fanciful American coinages.
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Forms
plural: sockdolagersWord family
1 related wordsDerivedsockdologizing