gobsmacked

[ gob-smakt ]

adjectiveChiefly British Slang.

utterly astounded; astonished: I was truly gobsmacked by their decision.

Origin of gobsmacked

First recorded in 1955–60; gob³ + smack² + -ed²

Other words from gobsmacked

gob·smack·ing, adjective

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How to use gobsmacked in a sentence

The experience left the septuagenarian designer sounding positively gob-smacked.
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British Dictionary definitions for gobsmacked

gobsmacked

/ (ˈɡɒbˌsmækt) /

adjective

British slang astounded; astonished

Origin of gobsmacked

C20: from gob ³ + smack ²

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