jaw-dropper

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jaw-dropper

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From jaw + dropper, from earlier jaw-dropping.

noun jaw-droppers

informal Something causing great awe or surprise; a shocker. The arrival of the first Class 313 was a jaw-dropper for long-suffering commuters used to non-gangwayed Class 31 locomotive-hauled rakes of 1950s slam-door coaches, […].

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@misc{jaw_dropper_2026,
  title = {jaw-dropper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jaw-dropper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}