- sockeroo
- sock·er·oo
English syllables. 2014.
sockeroo
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sockeroo — /sok euh rooh /, n., pl. sockeroos. Slang. a notable success: Her performance was a sockeroo. [1940 45, Amer.; SOCK2 + EROO] * * * … Universalium
sockeroo — noun (singular) AmE informal something that is very successful and impressive: That was one sockeroo of a firework show! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sockeroo — noun Something remarkably impressive or successful … Wiktionary
sockeroo — ˌsäkəˈrü noun ( s) Etymology: alteration of socker (II) slang : a smash hit … Useful english dictionary
It Happened in Brooklyn — Infobox Film name = It Happened in Brooklyn image size = caption = director = Richard Whorf producer = Jack Cummings writer = Isobel Lennart J.P. McGowan starring = Frank Sinatra Peter Lawford Mary Astor Jimmy Durante music = cinematography =… … Wikipedia
success — n attainment, accomplishment, achievement; hit, Inf. smash, Sl. sockeroo, sensation, winner, best seller; box office hit, sellout, Theat. boff, Sl. bof fo or boffola; triumph, victory, Inf. ten strike, Inf. grand slam; coup, stroke of genius,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
triumph — n 1. conquest, victory, win, walkaway, walkover, Sl. pushover, Sl. picnic; feat, coup, feather in one s cap; Inf. ten strike, Inf. grand slam; Sl. killing, Sl. smash; stroke of genius, tour de force, masterstroke, Fr. coup de maitre; success,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
