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gobsmack

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gob-s-mack
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To astonish, to render temporarily stuck for words.

British usage; Slang; Transitive verb

Etymology

Back-formation from gobsmacked and gobsmacking.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gobsmacks (present, singular) gobsmacking (participle, present) gobsmacked (participle, past) gobsmacked (past)

Questions

What does gobsmack mean?
To astonish, to render temporarily stuck for words.
Where does gobsmack come from?
Back-formation from gobsmacked and gobsmacking.

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