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gobsmacking

gobsmacking adjective: causing one to be gobsmacked; astounding, flabbergasting.

Adjective

gobsmacking (comparative more gobsmacking, superlative most gobsmacking)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang) Causing one to be gobsmacked; astounding, flabbergasting.

Forms of gobsmacking

comparativemore gobsmacking
superlativemost gobsmacking

Origin of gobsmacking

From gob + smacking.

Questions about gobsmacking

What does gobsmacking mean?
Gobsmacking means causing one to be gobsmacked; astounding, flabbergasting.
What part of speech is gobsmacking?
Gobsmacking is an adjective.

Words near gobsmacking in the dictionary

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

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