shocker
Jaw-dropping news item
A shocker is something that shocks—an unexpected event, revelation, or piece of news that startles or disturbs: The election results were a real shocker.
The word often carries irony, used sarcastically when something is entirely predictable: He showed up late again—shocker.
In British slang, a shocker is something notably bad or disappointing: I had an absolute shocker of a day.
Shocking sudden revelation
- stunnerPerson or thing overwhelming
- jaw-dropperAstonishing sight or event
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- twistRotating motion or surprise
upset · eye-opener · curveball · astonishment · amazement · disbelief · stupefaction · flabbergast
Investigative journalism piece
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- headlineNews article title
- scoopFirst-reported story
- sleazeTawdry moral quality
corruption · disgrace · infamy · misconduct · impropriety · cover-up · whistleblower · tell-all
Abrupt frightening moment
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- goreGraphic bloody violence
- slasherKnife-wielding horror villain
- frightSudden intense fear
scream · terror · chiller · suspense · macabre · gruesome · creepy · spine-tingling
Device that incapacitates electrically
- taserHandheld electroshock device
- cattle prodElectric herding device
- zapperDevice that destroys pests
- prodJab to spur action
jolt · volt · immobilizer
bombshell
Shocking sudden revelation
- stunnerPerson or thing overwhelming
- jaw-dropperAstonishing sight or event
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
twist · upset · eye-opener · curveball · astonishment · amazement · disbelief · stupefaction · flabbergast · startle
exposé
Investigative journalism piece
sleaze · corruption · disgrace · infamy · misconduct · impropriety · cover-up · whistleblower · tell-all · bombshell
jump scare
Abrupt frightening moment
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- goreGraphic bloody violence
- slasherKnife-wielding horror villain
fright · scream · terror · chiller · suspense · macabre · gruesome · creepy · spine-tingling · blood-curdling
stun gun
Device that incapacitates electrically
- taserHandheld electroshock device
- cattle prodElectric herding device
- zapperDevice that destroys pests
prod · jolt · volt · immobilizer
- plot twistsplot twist, twist ending, surprise ending, unexpected turn, final reveal
- sarcastic phraseswhatever, who cares, yeah right, so what, why bother
- tabloidsNational Enquirer, TMZ, Daily Mail, People, Globe
- thrillerssuspense, thriller, nail-biter, page-turner, cliffhanger
- sarcasmyeah right, oh please, as if, oh really, how original
- surprisessurprise party, unexpected gift, plot twist, unexpected event, unexpected success
shockerforegone conclusion
Result assumed beforehand
inevitability · certainty · sure thing · no-brainer · given
shockerdelight
Intense pleasure or satisfaction
pleasant surprise · comfort · relief · treat · reassurance
- electric shockCurrent passing through body
- shock jockInflammatory radio personality
- shock wavePropagating pressure disturbance
- shock absorbersDevices that reduce jolts
- culture shockDisorientation from unfamiliar ways
- shell shockWar-induced psychological trauma
shock, shocking, shocked, shocks, shockingly, aftershock, shockers, unshocked, aftershocks