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one's flabber is gasted

one's flabber is gasted phrase: one is utterly astounded.

Phrase

one's flabber is gasted

  1. (humorous, informal) One is utterly astounded.
    • On top of all this, she was obviously mentally handicapped. My flabber was gasted.2008, Troy Parfitt, Notes from the Other China: Adventures in Asia, page 134

Origin of one's flabber is gasted

From a humorous division of flabbergasted.

Questions about one's flabber is gasted

What does one's flabber is gasted mean?
One's flabber is gasted means one is utterly astounded.
What part of speech is one's flabber is gasted?
One's flabber is gasted is a phrase.

Words near one's flabber is gasted in the dictionary

  1. one's eyes only
  2. one's father was born before one
  3. one's fill
  4. one's fingers are all thumbs
  5. one's fingers itch
  6. one's flabber is gasted
  7. one's got to do what one's got to do
  8. one's gotta do what one's gotta do
  9. one's head off
  10. one's heart bleeds
  11. one's heart in one's mouth

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