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gasser

1 American  
[gas-er] / ˈgæs ər /

noun

  1. Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.

  2. a person or thing that gasses.

Gasser 2 American  
[gas-er] / ˈgæs ər /

noun

  1. Herbert Spencer, 1888–1963, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1944.

Gasser 1 British  
/ ˈɡæsə /

noun

  1. Herbert Spencer. 1888–1963, US physiologist: shared a Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1944) with Erlanger for work on electrical signs of nervous activity

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gasser 2 British  
/ ˈɡæsə /

noun

  1. a drilling or well that yields natural gas

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Etymology

Origin of gasser

First recorded in 1890–95; gas + -er 1

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

About this time a big gasser blew in north of the Louisiana fields, and wise oil men began to talk about Arkansas and quietly to gather in acreage.

From Flowing Gold by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

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