boggler

American

[bog-ler] / ˈbɒg lər /

noun

something, as an amazing fact, puzzle, or riddle, that astounds or defeats.

The puzzle was a real boggler.

First recorded in 1600–10; boggle + -er ¹

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boggler

The real mind boggler is, how had she been getting away with it for so long?

From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2014

The real boggler was the statement that "there is no reason why Her Royal Highness should not become Queen."

From Time Magazine Archive

For example, Antony insults Cleopatra: "You have been a boggler ever."

From The Man Shakespeare by Harris, Frank

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