shockeroo

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

shock +‎ -eroo

Noun[edit]

shockeroo (plural shockeroos)

  1. (slang) A shock; a sudden disconcerting surprise.
    • 2009, Linda Ladd, Enter Evil, page 162:
      Seemed that way to me, a real shockeroo because I wasn't exactly used to being happy.
    • 2015, Mary Palmer Riordan, Goodbye Forever: Notes from the Great Adventure:
      Had a real shockeroo one day last week when we got a letter from Jimmy Aitken.
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