gob

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈgäb 

1

: lump

2

: a large amount

—usually used in plural

gobs of money

gob

2 of 3

noun (2)

ˈgȯb  ˈgäb 

chiefly British

: mouth

gob

3 of 3

noun (3)

ˈgäb  ˈgȯb 

: sailor

Synonyms

Noun (1)

• chunk
• wad
• hunk
• glob
• clump
• lump

Noun (2)

• mouth

Noun (3)

• sailor
• mariner
• navigator
• tar
• salt
• swab

Examples of gob in a Sentence

Noun (1)

grabbed a gob of clay from the block and threw it on the pottery wheel

has gobs of money

Noun (2)

he threatened the yob with a punch in the gob if he didn't stop insulting everyone

Noun (3)

avast, ye gobs, and haul anchor!

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

This company has almost no revenue and loses gobs of money. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025

And that is to say nothing of the burning crosses and the guns, the bomb threats and the gobs of hot, frothy spit. —Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025

After spending lots of time resetting the social media company’s AI strategy—and gobs of money hiring the best technical talent imaginable—Meta is making even more changes. —Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025

The electric motors add 242 horsepower—and gobs of low-end torque. —Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English gobbe, probably back-formation from gobet

Noun (2)

probably from Scottish Gaelic, mouth & Irish, beak, pursed mouth

Noun (3)

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1568, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1910, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gob

• blob
• bob
• cob
• daub
• fob
• glob
• hob
• job
• knob
• lob
• mob
• rob

Kids Definition

gob

1 of 2 noun

ˈgäb 

1

: lump entry 1 sense 1, mass

2

: a large amount

—usually used in plural

gobs of money

gob

2 of 2 noun

: sailor