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Cadzao Posted 19 years ago
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Socdolager?

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0 01b 00---------02br 00 sock·dol·a·ger02b 02br 02br 00 Variant(s): 01i 00or02i 00 01b 00sock·dol·o·ger02b 00 01i 00also02i 00 01b 00soc·dol·a·ger02b 02br 00 Function: 01i 00noun02br 02br 02i 00 Inflected Form(s): 01b 00-s02br 02br 02b 00 Etymology: perhaps alteration (influenced by 01sup 00502sup 01i 00sock02i 00) of 01i 00doxology02br 02br 02i 00 01b 00102b 00 01b 00:02b 00 something that ends or settles a matter 01b 00:02b 00 a decisive blow or answer 01b 00: 01a 00FINISHER02a 02b 02br 01b 00202b 00 01b 00:02b 00 something or someone outstanding or exceptional <a blizzard -- a real 01i 00sockdolager02i 00 -- Lorna Slocombe> 02br 02br 05002br 00 ------------02br 00 0240

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  • 0 01b 00---------02br 00 sock·dol·a·ger02b 02br 02br 00 Variant(s): 01i 00or02i 00 01b 00sock·dol·o·ger02b 00 01i 00also02i 00 01b 00soc·dol·a·ger02b 02br 00 Function: 01i 00noun02br 02br 02i 00 Inflected Form(s): 01b 00-s02br 02br 02b 00 Etymology: perhaps alteration (influenced by 01sup 00502sup 01i 00sock02i 00) of 01i 00doxology02br 02br 02i 00 01b 00102b 00 01b 00:02b 00 something that ends or settles a matter 01b 00:02b 00 a decisive blow or answer 01b 00: 01a 00FINISHER02a 02b 02br 01b 00202b 00 01b 00:02b 00 something or someone outstanding or exceptional <a blizzard -- a real 01i 00sockdolager02i 00 -- Lorna Slocombe> 02br 02br 05002br 00 ------------02br 00 0240
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0 01b00---------02br
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00 Variant(s): 01i00or02i00 01b00sock·dol·o·ger02b00 01i00also02i00 01b00soc·dol·a·ger02b02br
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0 I don't remember ever having actually heard this word before, but here is something I found interesting:02br
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01i001830, "a decisive blow," fanciful formation from 00sock00 (v.) "hit hard;" also said to be a variant of 00doxology,00 on a notion of "finality." The meaning "somet
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