gob
pronunciation
How to pronounce gob in British English:
UK [gɒb]
How to pronounce gob in American English:
US [gɑb]
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- Noun:
- a man who serves as a sailor
- a lump of slimey stuff
- informal terms for the mouth
Word Origin
- gob (n.1)
- "a mouthful, lump," late 14c., from gobbet.
- gob (n.2)
- "mouth," 1540s, from Irish gob "mouth," and thus related to the other English noun gob (see gobbet). Gob-stopper "type of large hard candy" is from 1928.
Example
- 1. I was gob smacked that he asked .
- 2. Now , I disbelieve in gob .
- 3. He was stuffing his gob full of chips .
- 4. How do I get a gob of spit in my throat ?
- 5. You 'd better keep your gob shut about what happened .