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gob·smacked | \ ˈgäb-ˌsmakt 
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chiefly British, informal
: overwhelmed with wonder, surprise, or shock : astounded Several minutes later I touch the bottom, pleased to discover that Louise—despite all her experience exploring caves elsewhere in the world—is as gobsmacked as I am. "This place is huge, and daylit," she says, her face glazed with awe.— Gregory Crouch Thus, when the cell-phone video surfaced, fashion insiders were so gobsmacked that to this day they'll tell you where they were when they first heard about it.— Ingrid Sischy
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gobsmacked
adjectiveEnglish Language Learners Definition of gobsmacked
British, informal : very surprised or shocked
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The first known use of gobsmacked was in 1956
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