different between shocker vs electro

English

Etymology

shock +? -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???k?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???k?/
• Rhymes: -?k?(?)

Noun

shocker (plural shockers)

1. (colloquial) One who or that which shocks or startles.

   The election results were a real shocker.

2. A device for giving electric shocks.
   • 2004, Nintendo EAD, Pikmin 2, Nintendo (Treasure Hoard: Shock Therapist):

   • 2007, David W. Thompson, A Stranger's Journey (page 87)

     Recently, the family decided that some obedience training would be of great value. The cost of doggie school being what it is, my daughter opted to purchase a shocker collar instead.

3. (slang, vulgar, colloquial) A particular hand gesture with a sexual connotation.
4. (slang, vulgar, colloquial) Sexual act related to the shocker hand gesture: two in the pink, one in the stink.

Translations

Anagrams

• Kochers, chokers

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??

Noun

electro (countable and uncountable, plural electros)

1. (countable, obsolete) An electrotype.
2. (uncountable, music) An electronic style of hip hop; electrofunk.

Translations

Verb

electro (third-person singular simple present electros, present participle electroing, simple past and past participle electroed)

1. (archaic) To electrotype.

Anagrams

• Elector, corelet, elector

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.l?k.t?o/
• Homophones: électro-, électro, électros

Etymology 1

Noun

electro f (plural electros)

1. Alternative spelling of électro (music genre)

Etymology 2

Noun

electro m (plural electros)

1. Alternative spelling of électro (électroménager)

Anagrams

• récolte, récolté

Latin

Noun

?lectr?

1. dative singular of ?lectrum
2. ablative singular of ?lectrum

Spanish

Noun

electro m (plural electros)

1. electrum