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Now here’s a word I don’t remember ever seeing

sockdolager

A. An exceptional person or thing.

B. A forceful blow.

But I don’t know where the sock comes in.
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I think I read that word in Huck Finn!!
@ElwoodBlues That could be. I don’t recall it from reading the book but I might have danced on by.
I knew it was Twain's wording the moment I read it...
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@Mamapolo2016 I am also an older person, so I do not relish my etymological foray...
@SomeMichGuy I was surprised to learn how young the people are who are already too old to hit. It’s a bit discouraging.
morrgin · F
Brinkmanship is my new recent word
@morrgin I know that one! Dad used it a lot, often in regard to the behavior of his offspring.
Maturebate · 70-79, M
Sock as in blow. He socked him in the face.

 
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