What (who) is gob - definition
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gob
(gobs, gobbing, gobbed)
1.
A person's gob is their mouth. (BRIT INFORMAL, RUDE)
Shut your gob.
N-COUNT
2.
A gob of a thick, unpleasant liquid is a small amount of it. (INFORMAL)
...a gob of spit.
N-COUNT: N of n
3.
If someone gobs, they spit
. (BRIT INFORMAL)
. (BRIT INFORMAL)
At a concert in Leeds, some punks gobbed at them and threw beer cans.
VERB: V prep, also V
gob
gob1
¦ noun Brit. informal a person's mouth.
Origin
C16: perh. from Sc. Gaelic gob 'beak, mouth'.
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gob2
informal
¦ noun
1. a lump of a slimy or viscous substance.
N. Amer. a small lump.
2. (gobs of) N. Amer. a lot of.
¦ verb (gobs, gobbing, gobbed) Brit. spit.
Origin
ME: from OFr. gobe 'mouthful, lump', from gober 'to swallow, gulp', perh. of Celtic origin.
Pronunciation examples for gob
1. but Gob Bluth is a magician.
Magic for Humans _ Justin Willman _ Talks at Google
2. >>Tyler:The forgotten Gob, the one without memories?
Arrested Development & Philosophy _ Tyler Shores + More _ Talks at Google
3. was that, what Gob was that?
Arrested Development & Philosophy _ Tyler Shores + More _ Talks at Google
4. the big gob smacking moments of inspiration--
Pep Talks for Writers _ Grant Faulkner _ Talks at Google
5. Kai gloved her hands in a gob of seaweed
The Ruin of Angels - A Novel of the Craft Sequence _ Max Gladstone _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of gob
1. Mark was gob–smacked when I walked in, as was everyone else.
2. "We were both gob smacked, as nobody had ever complained to us personally before.
3. He said: "It had a gob full of razor–sharp teeth.
4. My gob feels as if a rabid badger has crawled in there and died.
5. Now, in defeat, the Prime Minister was not gracious but gob–smacked.