shockeroo

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noun

A shock; a sudden disconcerting surprise.

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Meanings

nounshockeroo (plural shockeroos)

plural shockeroos

  1. slangA shock; a sudden disconcerting surprise.

    Had a real shockeroo one day last week when we got a letter from Jimmy Aitken.

    2015, Mary Palmer Riordan, Goodbye Forever: Notes from the Great Adventure
    1 more example

    Seemed that way to me, a real shockeroo because I wasn't exactly used to being happy.

    2009, Linda Ladd, Enter Evil, page 162

Origin

From shock + -eroo.

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APA

shockeroo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shockeroo

MLA

“shockeroo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shockeroo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shockeroo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shockeroo.

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