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gobsmacking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
gob-s-mack-ing
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing one to be gobsmacked; astounding, flabbergasting.

British usage; Slang

Etymology

From gob + smacking.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more gobsmacking (comparative) most gobsmacking (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

gobsmacked gobsmackingly

Questions

What does gobsmacking mean?
Causing one to be gobsmacked; astounding, flabbergasting.
Where does gobsmacking come from?
From gob + smacking.

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