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shocker

  • /ˈʃɑkɚ/ US
  • /ˈʃɒkə/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒkə(ɹ)

noun shockers

  1. colloquial One who or that which shocks or startles. The election results were a real shocker.
  2. A device for giving electric shocks. Olimar: 'This shocker was one of several weapons wielded by the nightmarish titan dweevil. It allowed the creature to smite Pikmin with zaps of lightning!'
  3. colloquial Something done very badly. My performance today was an absolute shocker, I just wasn't feeling it.
  4. rare Synonym of stooker. The mechanical shocker is attached to the ordinary binder by two tubular stays, the more important one passing from about the center of the bull wheel and supporting a chain and sprocket wheel which transmit the drive to the shocker.

    Similar: stooker

  5. colloquial, slang, vulgar An offensive hand gesture suggesting two in the pink, one in the stink.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: shocking, shock, shockingly, offensive, clash, impact, heads-up, reason, story, scoop, startling, jaw-dropper, shell shock, startlement, startle, stound

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noun a device for giving electric shocks

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@misc{shocker_2026,
  title = {shocker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shocker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}