Sockdolager (noun)
sok-dol-uhj-er
A forceful blow; also an exceptional person or thing.
Trivia: It is thought that sockdolager may have been one of the last words Lincoln heard before he was assassinated.
Example sentences
“Wow that was a real sockdolager, I’m amazed he’s still standing.”
“She’s considered to be a sockdolager in the field of bio-mechanics.”
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