19Th Century Slang

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noun a decisive or finishing blow or remark

  • The final point in the debate was a sockdolager that left the audience in awe.
  • That last punchline was a real sockdolager, wasn't it?
  • The team scored a sockdolager of a goal in the last minute of the game.
  • Her unexpected resignation was a sockdolager for the company.