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gobsmacker

noun

Etymology

From gob + smacker.

  1. inherited from smaken
  2. derived from *smegʰ-,*smeg-✻
  3. inherited from *smakkuz✻ — “a taste”
  4. inherited from *smakku✻
  5. inherited from smæc,smæċċ
  6. inherited from smac,smak,smacke
  7. suffixed as smacker — “smack + er”
  8. compounded as gobsmacker — “gob + smacker”

Definitions

  1. Something gobsmacking or astounding.

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