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Definition of Gobsmacked
1. Adjective. Utterly astounded.
Language type: Colloquialism
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Similar to: Surprised
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Similar to: Surprised
Definition of Gobsmacked
1. Adjective. (chiefly British slang) Flabbergasted, astounded, speechless, overawed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gobsmacked
Literary usage of Gobsmacked
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. To Serve Without Favor: Policing, Human Rights, and Accountability in by Julia Hall (1997)
"I was gobsmacked. There were two of them across the street. They lifted two crates
of empty milk bottles and threw them at me. ..."
2. A World's Fair for the Global Village by Carl Malamud (1997)
"... know I was from Oztralia? or that I asked for Peace on Earth and could respond
so quickly ...I am gobsmacked. Dammed smart-arsed reindeer too ..."
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