Gobsmacked

//ˈɡɒb.smækt// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Flabbergasted, astounded, speechless, overawed. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang

    "That wad mack im about yam sick, so ower Ilkla' moor bar-tat wish un best of luck at Ilkley Station, and when he landed back Martha wad be fare gob smacked at the yarns he wad tell 'er about Yorkshire clod-hoppers."

Adjective
  1. 1
    utterly astounded wordnet

Synonyms

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astonishedflabbergastedsurprised

Example

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"Tom was gobsmacked when he was told that a truck had crashed into his house."

Etymology

As if smacked (“hit”) in the gob (“mouth (Irish / Scottish gaelic)”). Attested since 1959, from Northern English dialect, particularly Liverpool, popularized via television.

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