shockers
Totally unexpected events
Shockers are things that shock or surprise.
A news headline might be a shocker: The election results were real shockers.
In British slang, a shocker is something notably bad or embarrassing: I had an absolute shocker of a day.
The word often carries mild irony—the "shock" is rarely profound.
Shocking sudden revelation
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- stunnerPerson or thing overwhelming
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- twistRotating motion or surprise
bolt · blindside · curveball · jaw-dropper · thunderbolt · eye-opener · game-changer · headline
Handheld electroshock device
- cattle-prodElectric herding implement
- zapperDevice that destroys pests
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- voltageElectrical potential difference
electrodes · buzzer · novelty · static · discharge · contact · battery · prongs
Disturbs or overturns
- underdogsCompetitors expected to fail
- giant-killersDefeaters of superior foes
- CinderellaRags-to-riches heroine
- longshotsUnlikely winners
comebacks · overtime · buzzer-beaters · thrashings · blowouts · defeats · eliminations · knockouts
bombshell
Shocking sudden revelation
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- stunnerPerson or thing overwhelming
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
twist · bolt · blindside · curveball · jaw-dropper · thunderbolt · eye-opener · game-changer · headline · scandal
taser
Handheld electroshock device
- cattle-prodElectric herding implement
- zapperDevice that destroys pests
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
voltage · electrodes · buzzer · novelty · static · discharge · contact · battery · prongs
upsets
Disturbs or overturns
- underdogsCompetitors expected to fail
- giant-killersDefeaters of superior foes
- CinderellaRags-to-riches heroine
longshots · comebacks · overtime · buzzer-beaters · thrashings · blowouts · defeats · eliminations · knockouts · stunners
jump-scares
Sudden frightening surprises
fright · terror · monster · screamer · thriller · suspense · chiller · haunted · macabre · splatter
- scaresfrights, scares, chillers, horror movies, horror films
- pulp fictionpulp, pulp fiction, pulp magazines, pulp novels, dime novels
- showstoppersshowstopper, showstoppers, knockout, knockouts, stunner
- unpredictablessurprises, chance, randomness, uncertainty, unpredictables
shockersnon-events
Unremarkable, overhyped occurrences
yawners · snoozers · duds · letdowns · anticlimaxes
shockersold news
Outdated information
business as usual · same old same old · boilerplate · commonplaces · filler
shockersforegone conclusions
Results assumed beforehand
certainties · sure things · no-brainers · inevitabilities · givens
- shell shockedCombat-induced psychological trauma
- shocked faceExpression showing sudden alarm
- shocked and awedOverwhelmed by sudden power
- shocked PikachuIronic astonishment meme
- shocked quartzImpact-deformed silica mineral