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Meaning of jaw-dropper | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Something causing great awe or surprise; a shocker.

informal

Examples

“The arrival of the first Class 313 was a jaw-dropper for long-suffering commuters used to non-gangwayed Class 31 locomotive-hauled rakes of 1950s slam-door coaches, […].”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

jaw-twister jaw's harp jaw's-trump Jawa jawab Jawad

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