gobsmacked


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gob·smacked

 (gŏb′smăkt′)
adj. Chiefly British Slang
Extremely surprised or shocked; astounded: I was gobsmacked to learn that my cousin is a spy.
[gob + smack + -ed.]
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gobsmacked

(ˈɡɒbˌsmækt)
adj
slang Brit astounded; astonished
[C20: from gob3 + smack2]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.gobsmacked - utterly astounded
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
surprised - taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment; "surprised by her student's ingenuity"; "surprised that he remembered my name"; "a surprised expression"
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Translations

gobsmacked

[ˈgɒbsmækt] ADJ (Brit) I was gobsmacked → me quedé alucinado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gobsmacked

[ˈgɒbsmækt] adj (British) (= stunned) → estomaqué(e) go-cart [ˈgəʊkɑːrt] n → kart m go-cart racinggo-carting [ˈgəʊkɑːrtɪŋ] n → karting mgo-cart racing n → karting m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gobsmacked

adj (inf: = amazed) → platt (inf); I was gobsmacked → mir blieb die Spucke weg (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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