Sockdolager

Pronunciation: /sɑːkˈdɒlədʒər/

Definitions of sockdolager

noun a decisive or finishing blow or remark

Example Sentences

A1 I received a sockdolager of a gift for my birthday.

A2 The final scene of the movie was a real sockdolager.

B1 The debate ended with a sockdolager of a closing argument.

B2 The team's victory in the championship game was a true sockdolager.

C1 The CEO's announcement about the company merger was a sockdolager for the employees.

C2 The scientist's groundbreaking discovery was a sockdolager in the field of physics.

Examples of sockdolager in a Sentence

formal The final point in the debate was a sockdolager that left the audience in awe.

informal That last punchline was a real sockdolager, wasn't it?

slang The team scored a sockdolager of a goal in the last minute of the game.

figurative Her unexpected resignation was a sockdolager for the company.

Grammatical Forms of sockdolager

• past tense: sockdolagered
• plural: sockdolagers
• comparative: more sockdolager
• superlative: most sockdolager
• present tense: sockdolagers
• future tense: will sockdolager
• perfect tense: have sockdolagered
• continuous tense: is sockdolagering
• singular: sockdolager
• positive degree: sockdolager
• infinitive: to sockdolager
• gerund: sockdolagering
• participle: sockdolagered

Origin and Evolution of sockdolager

First Known Use: 1830 year

Language of Origin: American English

Story behind the word: The word 'sockdolager' is believed to have originated in the United States during the 19th century.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to refer to a decisive blow or action, 'sockdolager' has evolved to also mean something exceptional or outstanding.