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- verb transitive, slang To
astonish .
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Examples
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He wrote a giant gobsmack of a collection of books – mostly on mathematics, but also on logic and game theory and skeptical inquiry.
MindTrip Arranger: RIP Martin Gardner « Third Point of Singularity 2010
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There's also a gobsmack moment that as far as I know nobody has mentioned anywhere.
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But, upon reflection, the gobsmack turns into gratitude for the influence and information of the evangelical Christianity that believes that to go against Israel is to go against God.
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This might gobsmack you, but it's easier to turn the book down.
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Can ya hook a fellow blogger up with the young lady right gobsmack in the middle there?
I'm here at Tryst with all the bloggers. Ann Althouse 2006
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But then, Bob's gonna gobsmack (Bobsmack?) us with a couple of big trades in the next few weeks that will re-stock the shelves, right? lefreak on Wed, 02/03/2010 - 11: 27.
Habs Inside/Out 2010
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But then, Bob's gonna gobsmack (Bobsmack?) us with a couple of big trades in the next few weeks that will re-stock the shelves, right? lefreak on Wed, 02/03/2010 - 11: 27.
Habs Inside/Out 2010
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But then, Bob's gonna gobsmack (Bobsmack?) us with a couple of big trades in the next few weeks that will re-stock the shelves, right? lefreak on Wed, 02/03/2010 - 11: 27.
Habs Inside/Out 2010
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Give Coulter this much: in the past, she knew how to gobsmack you with her choice of targets
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I only give you that bit of background to say occasionally we run into things that gobsmack us.
Newscoma 2009
LvScience commented on the word gobsmack
Literally, a smash in the mouth. British in origin, I believe. An unexpected, 'in your face', negative reaction to something
September 22, 2009