"gobsmacking" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more gobsmacking [comparative], most gobsmacking [superlative]
Etymology: From gob + smacking. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gob|smacking}} gob + smacking Head templates: {{en-adj}} gobsmacking (comparative more gobsmacking, superlative most gobsmacking)
  1. (slang, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Causing one to be gobsmacked; astounding, flabbergasting. Tags: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang Related terms: gobsmacked, gobsmackingly Translations (flabbergasted): überwältigend (German), zdumiewający (Polish), szokujący (Polish)
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