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Gasper

name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A place name:; A hamlet in Stourton with Gasper parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST7632). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A place name:; An unincorporated community in Logan County, Kentucky, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A place name:; A township in Preble County, Ohio, United States. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A person or animal that gasps.
  2. 2
    Something that causes one to gasp in shock, suspense, or awe. informal

    "Viserys unsheathes his dagger and says he’ll have his tongue for this, but his brother is quicker. In a classic Game Of Thrones gasper of a moment, Daemon whips out his sword and slices the top half of Vaemond’s head off like a watermelon. “He can keep his tongue,” the prince remarks, in a savage mic drop."

  3. 3
    A cigarette. slang

    "Standing on the corner like a just-got-in-town jasper / I'm on a street corner with a gasper"

  4. 4
    One who is aroused by autoasphyxiation. slang
  5. 5
    An adjustable air outlet over a passenger seat in aircraft. slang

Etymology

From gasp + -er.

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