gasser
noun
something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
gasser
1 American
[gas-er]
/ ˈgæs ər /
noun
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Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
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a person or thing that gasses.
Gasser
2
American
[gas-er]
/ ˈgæs ər /
noun
Gasser
1
British
/ ˈɡæsə /
noun
gasser
2
British
/ ˈɡæsə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of gasser
Example Sentences
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The Chevrolet gasser blasted through salt air across a desolate stretch of land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2019
“A lot of people ain’t going to believe us that the gasser raced a hearse down here on Terminal Island today.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2019
That saved the defense from running one last gasser.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 13, 2016
On Friday night he has 29 carries for nearly 200 yards and on Sunday night he won every gasser on our team.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2012
This gasser was a great disappointment to me.
From Flowing Gold by Rex Ellingwood Beach
The next inning, Tommy Edman expanded that advantage with a solo homer of his own off Gasser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Ester Ledecka, from the Czech Republic, and Austria's Anna Gasser both blew their chances of becoming the first snowboarders in Olympic history to win three titles in a row earlier in the Milan-Cortina Games.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
Austria's Anna Gasser is aiming to win the event for the third Games in a row at the age of 34.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
"Understanding how viruses engage with the cells they infect is a critical part of preventing and treating viral disease," said co-senior author Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD, the Herbert S. Gasser Professor at Washington University.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2024
Gasser was unwilling to be left behind by Manning, Dechamps, Dreux-Brézé and the Spaniards.
From Letters From Rome on the Council by Johann Joseph Ignaz von D?llinger
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