short sharp shock

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English

Etymology

Coined by W. S. Gilbert in the song "I Am So Proud" from The Mikado, referring euphemistically to a beheading.

Noun

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short sharp shock (plural short sharp shocks)

  1. (chiefly British) A regime intended to deter crime by making an immediate severe impact.
    • 2020 December 2, Mark Phillips, “Rebuilding Rail in the 2020s”, in Rail, page 47:
      While COVID-19 has provided a short, sharp shock to the industry, the end hopefully appears to be in sight.