packer whacker
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English
33
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "2006, Taking heart, The Bulletin, Issues 6502-6509, page not known, Every NSW ambulance now carries the ultimate heart-starter, the Packer Whacker, thanks to a polo field drama and one man′s generosity."
- "It was no wonder the shipping insustry in Australia was flatlining under the Labor Party. You could not resuscitate the Australian shipping industry with a Packer whacker under Labor."
- "2009, Paul Barry, Who Wants to Be a Billionaire?: The James Packer Story, Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition, page 285, On this occasion, however, it was not his portable ‘Packer whacker’, but a device the size of a matchbox implanted in his chest."
Etymology
The name came about when Kerry Packer, a wealthy Australian media mogul, was resuscitated with a defibrillator in 1990 in Sydney after suffering a heart attack. After recovering, Packer donated a large sum to the New South Wales Ambulance Service in order to fit all of its ambulances with portable defibrillators.