Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
a person or thing that gasses.
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“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
The Chevrolet gasser blasted through salt air across a desolate stretch of land.
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
Japanese world champion Kokomo Murase clinched Olympic gold in the women's big air competition on Monday as two-time champion Anna Gasser was dethroned.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 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
"I think if you're serious about sustainability and making our sustainable contribution to fight climate change, this would be one of the measures you should implement," Gasser said.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2023
Ronald Gasser, entered the new plea as part of an agreement ahead of a retrial that was scheduled for January.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2022
Going eastward from the Koubba of Nebi Gasser, we soon reached the broad Wadi, which still brings water down from the hills.
From The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria by Hesse-Wartegg, Ernst von
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