单词 | shockeroo |
释义 | shockeroon. colloquial (chiefly North American). A surprise or shock.Recorded earliest as a modifier. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun] > feeling of surprise startc1330 sit-up1483 glopa1500 stonishment1594 startle1603 surprisal1652 surprise1686 shock1705 turn1845 jolt1884 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun] > cause of surprise marvelc1300 miracle1586 surprise1592 bricolea1631 surprisal1660 thunderbolt1787 startle1823 start1825 startler1829 eye-opener1833 a bolt from (or out of) the blue1837 shock1841 thunder-clap1852 startlement1867 staggerer1872 thunderstroke1880 Scarborough warning1890 surprise packet1900 bombshell1926 curveball1936 turn-up1942 a turn-up for the book(s)1948 conversation stopper1959 left turn1986 1949 Sight & Sound Autumn 19/2 Donato's ‘Christ in Concrete’ is a dated and unhappy crossbreed of American shockeroo writing and Italian poetising about breasts and thighs. 1957 Cash Box 21 Dec. 59/1 Well, dear readers, after that shockeroo, we had nothing but laughs. 1985 Toronto Star (Nexis) 12 b1 Now that the honeymoon is over, the Liberals are going to have ‘a real shockeroo’ when they meet the Legislature next week. 1997 Bond Buyer (Nexis) 7 Nov. 1 I think the culture is in shock..because we attracted the people that wanted stability and regularity and security, and now we are giving them uncertainty and competition. It is a shockaroo. 2011 New Yorker 12 Dec. 92/3 This season, the show's sixth, its creators are going for the cheapest possible shockeroos. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). < |
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