variants
or sockdologers
as in beauties
something very good of its kind
the professor called it one sockdolager of a short story, but he seemed to be the only one in the room amused by this description
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Noun
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We natural hair beauties go to bed with satin or silk bonnets and scarves to help prevent breakage, reduce frizz, and retain moisture.—
Dana Oliver,
Essence,
4 Mar. 2025 -
Fried twice, liberally dusted with salt and pepper and served with a ramekin of garlic aioli, a plate of these golden-brown beauties can easily sate three or four people as a starter.—
Benjy Egel,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There was a time when atomic clocks looked like pretty hot stuff.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
12 Jan. 2025
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At the time, Walk Score was hot stuff, building an online product that would quantify walkability by address.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Sockdolagers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sockdolagers. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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