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gobfuls

gobfuls is the plural of gobful.

Meaning of gobful

Noun

gobful (plural gobfuls or gobsful)

  1. (Ireland, UK, slang) A mouthful.
    • The Professor, in order fittingly to celebrate this golden moment, leaned back in his chair, lit the worst cigar ever sold west of the Mississippi River, and blew five large gobfuls of smoke into the face of Mr. Gilhoolie, directly above him.1926, Robert H. Davis, Irvin S. Cobb, Over My Left Shoulder, page 20
  2. (UK, broadly, slang) A large portion or amount.
    • “[…]But when you speak of love, I am no longer old. I am absolutely full of it. I have crammed great gobsful of it into my music.”1921, Charles David Isaacson, Face to Face with Great Musicians, volume 2, page 197
  3. (Australia, UK, slang) A blast of verbal abuse, usually considered justifiable.
    • The neighbours were having a noisy party so I went and gave them a gobful.

Questions about gobfuls

What is gobfuls the plural of?
Gobfuls is the plural of gobful.

Words near gobfuls in the dictionary

  1. Goberts
  2. gobets
  3. gobetween
  4. gobetweens
  5. gobful
  6. gobfuls
  7. gobhi
  8. gobi
  9. Gobi argali
  10. Gobi argalis
  11. Gobian

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