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gobsmacker

gobsmacker noun: something gobsmacking or astounding.

Noun

gobsmacker (plural gobsmackers)

  1. (slang) Something gobsmacking or astounding.

Forms of gobsmacker

pluralgobsmackers

Origin of gobsmacker

From gob + smacker.

Questions about gobsmacker

What does gobsmacker mean?
Gobsmacker means something gobsmacking or astounding.
What part of speech is gobsmacker?
Gobsmacker is a noun.
What is the plural of gobsmacker?
The plural of gobsmacker is gobsmackers.

Words near gobsmacker in the dictionary

  1. gobshells
  2. gobshite
  3. gobshites
  4. gobsmack
  5. gobsmacked
  6. gobsmacker
  7. gobsmackers
  8. gobsmacking
  9. gobsmackingly
  10. gobsmacks
  11. gobstick

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