Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
a person or thing that gasses.
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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
Now I know it was Nelson's crew that fired our gasser.
From Flowing Gold by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
Austrian veteran Gasser, champion in Pyeongchang and Beijing, was out of the running after scoring poorly in her first two runs.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 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
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
M. H. Gasser attended this meeting, and told of the plan of the western roasters to organize such an organization at a meeting called for Chicago the following month.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
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