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Word: Gobsmacked
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
1930s: from gob+ smack, with reference to being shocked by a blow to the mouth, or to clapping a hand to one's mouth in astonishment
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡɒbsmakt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
utterly astonished; astounded
Short Definition:utterly astonished
Examples:- the locals were gobsmacked when us lot trooped in
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