Meanings
verbgobsmack (third-person singular simple present gobsmacks, present participle gobsmacking, simple past and past participle gobsmacked)
present singular third person gobsmacks · participle present gobsmacking · participle past gobsmacked · past gobsmacked
- CommonwealthIrelandUKslangtransitiveTo astonish, to render temporarily stuck for words.
Origin
Translations
Dutch verrassen, met verstomming slaan
- verrassenTo render temporarily stuck for words
- met verstomming slaanTo render temporarily stuck for words
German überraschen, sprachlos machen
- überraschenTo render temporarily stuck for words
- sprachlos machenTo render temporarily stuck for words
Māori whakahanepī
- whakahanepīTo render temporarily stuck for words
Cite this entry
APA
gobsmack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gobsmack
MLA
“gobsmack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gobsmack. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gobsmack,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gobsmack.
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