sticker shock

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İngilizce - İngilizce
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..

sticker shock

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    stick·er shock

    Türkçe nasıl söylenir

    stîkır şäk

    Telaffuz

    /ˈstəkər ˈsʜäk/ /ˈstɪkɜr ˈʃɑːk/

    Etimoloji

    () Coined circa 1981.