shockeroo

English

Etymology

From shock +‎ -eroo.

Noun

shockeroo (plural shockeroos)

1. (slang) A shock; a sudden disconcerting surprise.
   • 2009, Linda Ladd, Enter Evil, page 162:

     Seemed that way to me, a real shockeroo because I wasn't exactly used to being happy.

   • 2015, Mary Palmer Riordan, Goodbye Forever: Notes from the Great Adventure:

     Had a real shockeroo one day last week when we got a letter from Jimmy Aitken.