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The usual form is gobsmacked, though gobstruck is also found. It’s a combination of gob, mouth, and smacked. It means “utterly astonished, astounded”. It’s much stronger than just being surprised; it’s used for something that leaves you speechless, or otherwise stops you dead in your tracks.
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What Is Gobsmacked? Susan Boyle told an American TV channel that she was gobsmacked by the response to her song. The interviewer interpreted it as "bowled over". Well the implication is somewhat similar. Gobsmacked literally means clapping Hand over Mouth (Gob = Mouth;
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The graph for gobsmacked on Google Trends bears out the huge spike in online searches, buoyed by Boyle's use of the term in numerous interviews. ... British usage of gobsmacked has only become prominent since the 1980s, but the earliest known appearance of the term actually goes back to 1956. As Jerry Friedman noted...
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Definition of gobsmacked in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of gobsmacked. Pronunciation of gobsmacked. Translations of gobsmacked. gobsmacked synonyms, gobsmacked antonyms. Information about gobsmacked in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... gobsmacked - utterly astounded...
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Boston band Godsmack are a bigger deal in America than here, their latest album having gone to no. 1 in the Billboard charts this week. A wickedly hilarious interview and one with a point; ... Godsmack are a Boston hard rock band who have sold millions of records in the last 8 years. Their fourth album, ‘IV,’ was...
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TITLE: GOBSMACKED; AUTHOR: XScribe; RATING: NC-17; CLASSIFICATION: Mulder/Original male character; Mulder/Phoebe Green SPOILERS: Fire; SUMMARY: Mulder had more than one reason behind his reluctance to discuss his experiences at Oxford.
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"Gobsmacked means to get hit in the mouth." Etymology As if smacked in the gob. Adjective gobsmacked (comparative more gobsmacked, superlative most gobsmacked) Positive gobsmacked Comparative more gobsmacked Superlative most gobsm...
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Search for gobsmacked performed on Monday, 12th October 2009. ... We found the term gobsmacked in 6 articles. ... Fulc announce the release of their debut album Biting Insomnia.
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