gobsmacking
English
adj
Definitions
- Causing one to be gobsmacked; astounding, flabbergasting.
Etymology
Compound from English gob (mouth, lump, saliva) + English smacking.
Origin
English
smacking
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gob English
- gobble English
- gobby English
- gobful English
- gobline English
- goboon English
- gobshite English
- gobsmackingly English
- gobstopper English
- gobstruck English
- smacking English
- smackingly English
- gobben Middle English