jaw-dropper

English

Etymology

jaw +‎ dropper, from earlier jaw-dropping.

Noun

jaw-dropper (plural jaw-droppers)

  1. (informal) Something causing great awe or surprise; a shocker.
    • 2023 February 22, Howard Johnston, “Southern '313s': is the end now in sight?”, in RAIL, number 977, page 42:
      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, […] .
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