Discombobulator

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who or that which discombobulates.
  2. 2
    A thingy; a doodad. informal

    ""The discombobulator. I'm not allowed to talk about it," Trump said from the Oval Office. He earlier described it as a "secret sonic weapon" that "nobody else has.""

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""The discombobulator. I'm not allowed to talk about it," Trump said from the Oval Office. He earlier described it as a "secret sonic weapon" that "nobody else has.""

Etymology

From discombobulate + -or.

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