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sticker shocks

sticker shocks is the plural of sticker shock.

Meaning of sticker shock

Noun

sticker shock (usually uncountable, plural sticker shocks)

  1. (US, idiomatic, informal, usually) Disgust, shock, or fright upon learning the price of an item offered for sale.
    • Last week Jensen returned to his dealer's showroom to eye the new Continental, but he quickly became another victim of what Detroit calls "sticker shock." The price on the car's window: $25,692. Says he: "Damn, that is expensive! It persuaded me to keep driving my '80 until it won't go any more."1981 November 9, P. Witteman, K. Pierce, “Going from Bad to Even Worse”, in Time

Questions about sticker shocks

What is sticker shocks the plural of?
Sticker shocks is the plural of sticker shock.

Words near sticker shocks in the dictionary

  1. sticker grass
  2. sticker grasses
  3. sticker price
  4. sticker prices
  5. sticker shock
  6. sticker shocks
  7. sticker-shocked
  8. sticker-up
  9. stickerbomb
  10. stickerbombed
  11. stickerbombing

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