chocker
Britishadjective
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informal full up; packed
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slang irritated; fed up
Etymology
Origin of chocker
C20: from chock-a-block
Example Sentences
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Colbert moved on to this week’s heated debate, “where all the candidates adopted Bernie’s plan of yelling above Bernie’s plans” and Trump’s tweet response, where he referred to Elizabeth Warren as “a chocker”.
From The Guardian
“Pocahontas was mean, & undisciplined, mostly aiming at Crazy Bernie and Mini Mike. They don’t know how to handle her, but I know she is a 'chocker'. Steyer was a disaster who, along with Mini, are setting records in $’s per vote,” he wrote.
From Fox News
"Try and get a pram past on the pavement. You just can't, it's always chocker," she said.
From BBC
The truth is beginning to sink in a little, because, finally, in his last tweet a few minutes later, he wrote of Rubio: “The problem is, he is a choker, and once a choker, always a chocker.”
From Washington Post
Trump calls Marco Rubio a “leightweight chocker,” then corrects both words.
From Washington Post
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