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gasser

[ gas-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
a person or thing that gasses.

Gasser

[ gas-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Herbert Spencer, 1888–1963, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1944.

Gasser

/ ˈɡæsə /

GasserHerbert Spencer18881963MUSSCIENCE: physiologist Herbert Spencer. 1888–1963, US physiologist: shared a Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1944) with Erlanger for work on electrical signs of nervous activity

gasser

/ ˈɡæsə /

Origin of gasser¹

First recorded in 1890–95; gas + -er ¹

Our path first brought us to the Koubba of Nebi Gasser (see illustration).

It was designed by Hans Gasser, and solemnly unveiled December 5, 1859.

To the right, on entering, is the tomb of Nebi Gasser, over which is a canopy of green cloth upon a framework of wood.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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