gasser
noun
something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
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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
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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
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 Rex Ellingwood Beach
They failed to do so in Game 3, logging just three hits off left-handed starter Robert Gasser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 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
"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
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 William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
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