gob

¹ American  

[gob] / gɒb /

noun

1. a mass or lump.

2. Informal. gobs, a large quantity.

   gobs of money.

3. Also called goaf.  Mining. waste or barren material.

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gob ² American  

[gob] / gɒb /

noun

Slang.

1. a sailor, especially a seaman in the U.S. Navy.

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gob ³ American  

[gob] / gɒb /

noun

Chiefly British Slang.

1. the mouth.

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gob ⁴ American  

[gob] / gɒb /

verb (used without object)

gobbed, gobbing

1. gab.

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gob ¹ British  

/ ɡɒb /

noun

1. a lump or chunk, esp of a soft substance

2. informal (often plural) a great quantity or amount

3. mining

   1. waste material such as clay, shale, etc

   2. a worked-out area in a mine often packed with this

4. a lump of molten glass used to make a piece of glassware

5. informal a globule of spittle or saliva

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verb

1. informal (intr) to spit

gob ² British  

/ ɡɒb /

noun

1. slang an enlisted ordinary seaman in the US Navy

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gob ³ British  

/ ɡɒb /

noun

1. a slang word (esp Brit) for the mouth

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Etymology

Origin of gob¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English gobbe, variant of gobet “a mouthful, lump”; gobbet

Origin of gob²

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; origin uncertain

Origin of gob³

First recorded in 1540–50; perhaps from Gaelic gob “mouth, beak”

Origin of gob⁴

First recorded in 1680–85; gabble ( def. )

Example Sentences

It doesn’t always require spending gobs more money.

From Los Angeles Times

When he dismisses a contagion that killed millions as a “global gob of spit,” Mr. Tesson seems unfeeling and out of touch.

From The Wall Street Journal

It spent gobs on Oscar campaigns for “Roma” and “The Irishman.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Both are making gobs of money, and both are spending lavishly on their AI capabilities.

From Barron's

Oracle and other Big Tech stocks have been getting hit amid concerns about the gobs of money they are spending on artificial intelligence.

From Barron's

Related Words

• aggregation
• great deal