Definition of gobsmacked

gobsmacked    

adjective

• very surprised.

                                                                                                                  
  
                                                                                                                                                       
  
  Citation from "Bus driver Kevin Halstead wins lotto day after divorce", The Herald Sun, Ben Ashford, March 17 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: surprised, surprising.

  Last edited on Oct 28 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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