gobsmacked [gob-smakt] Word Origin adjective Chiefly British Informal.
- utterly astounded; astonished.
Origin of gobsmacked gob3 + smack2 + -ed2 British Dictionary definitions for gob-smacked gobsmacked adjective
- British slang astounded; astonished
Word Origin for gobsmacked C20: from gob ³ + smack ² Word Origin and History for gob-smacked gobsmacked adj.
by 1990, U.K. slang, from gob “mouth” + past participle of smack.