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gobsmacked

[ gob-smakt ]
/ ˈgɒbˌsmækt /

adjective Chiefly British Informal.

utterly astounded; astonished.

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Nearby words

goblin, gobo, gobony, gobonée, gobshite, gobsmacked, gobstopper, goby, goc, god, god forbid

Origin of gobsmacked

gob3 + smack2 + -ed2
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British Dictionary definitions for gob-smacked

gobsmacked

/ (ˈɡɒbˌsmækt) /

adjective

British slang astounded; astonished

Word Origin for gobsmacked

C20: from gob ³ + smack ²
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for gob-smacked

gobsmacked

adj.

by 1990, U.K. slang, from gob "mouth" + past participle of smack.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper