ELECTRIC SHOCK
NOUNS
► BOOT an electric shock → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► EDISON MEDICINE electric shock therapy → 1990 US sl.
► STROKE an electric shock → 1767 obs.
► ZAP an electrical shock → 1979 US sl.
VERBS
► ZAP to give someone an electrical shock; to administer electric shock treatment to someone → 1973 US sl.
Lexicophilia 