gobsmack

English

Etymology

Back-formation from gobsmacked and gobsmacking.

Pronunciation

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Verb

gobsmack (third-person singular simple present gobsmacks, present participle gobsmacking, simple past and past participle gobsmacked)

1. (transitive, slang, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) To astonish, to render temporarily stuck for words.

Translations

To render temporarily stuck for words

• German: überraschen (de), sprachlos machen
• Maori: whakahanepī