Jaw-dropper

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Something causing great awe or surprise; a shocker. informal

    "The arrival of the first Class 313 was a jaw-dropper for long-suffering commuters used to non-gangwayed Class 31 locomotive-hauled rakes of 1950s slam-door coaches, […]."

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"The arrival of the first Class 313 was a jaw-dropper for long-suffering commuters used to non-gangwayed Class 31 locomotive-hauled rakes of 1950s slam-door coaches, […]."

Etymology

From jaw + dropper, from earlier jaw-dropping.

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