gobsmacked

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[edit] Etymology

As if smacked in the gob.

[edit] Adjective

gobsmacked (comparative more gobsmacked, superlative most gobsmacked)

1. (chiefly British, slang) Flabbergasted, astounded, speechless, overawed.
   • 1989, Glenn Frankel, "Salman Rushdie's Life on the Run," Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug.,

     We were as appalled and stunned and confused and gobsmacked (punched on the mouth) as anyone else.

   • 2008, Caroline Mallan, "Linwood Barclay novel wins a plug on key UK book list," Toronto Star, 16 Jun., p. A2,

     "I guess the word would be gobsmacked," Barclay said, of his reaction. "I am stunned."