shockeroon.
/ˌʃɒkəˈruː/, U.S. /ˌʃɑkəˈru/ colloquial (chiefly North American).
A surprise or shock.Recorded earliest as a modifier.
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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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