Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
a person or thing that gasses.
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
But I expect the boss gasser of the outfit will be gettin’ his’n pretty quick now.”
From The Range Boss by Schoonover, Frank Earle
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
