sockdolager

(säk dälə jər)

or sockdologer

noun

  1. something final or decisive, as a heavy blow
  2. something outstanding

Origin: metathetic alteration (infl. by sock) < doxology (in sense of “conclusion”) + -er

See sockdolager in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also sock·dol·o·ger

noun
Slang
  1. A conclusive blow or remark.
  2. Something outstanding.

Origin:

Origin: Origin unknown

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