gob

¹

[gob]

noun

1. a mass or lump.

2. Informal.,  gobs, a large quantity.

   gobs of money.

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

gob

²

[gob]

noun

Slang.

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

gob

³

[gob]

noun

Chiefly British Slang.

1. the mouth.

gob

⁴

[gob]

verb (used without object)

gobbed, gobbing 

1. gab.

gob

¹

/ 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

verb

1. informal,  (intr) to spit

gob

²

/ ɡɒb /

noun

1. slang,  an enlisted ordinary seaman in the US Navy

gob

³

/ ɡɒb /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

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. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of gob¹

C14: from Old French gobe lump, from gober to gulp down; see _gobbet

Origin of gob²

C20: of unknown origin

Origin of gob³

C16: perhaps from Gaelic gob

Example Sentences

The seagull with the bread in his gob was the best of it.

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No eyebrows raised, no jaws dropped, no gobs smacked.

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The Navy was big business for Long Beach, and for the Pike, where thousands of Navy “gobs” stationed here spent some of their shore leave and their earnings.

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“I think whoever buys it is going to make gobs and gobs of money,” he said.

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But look a bit closer, reading between the gobs of fleshy, rust-colored tail juice, and you’ll find that Ylfa’s exhilaration communicates much more than one person’s epicurean eccentricities.

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Related Words

• aggregation 
• great deal