[stylist] A fun word: Gobsmacked/gobsmacking

[William L Houts]

My favorite comes from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail".  When brave 
Sir Robin flees, I think it's Eric Idle who says, "He's SCARPERED!"

--Bill







On 4/24/2015 12:15 PM, Sherry Gomes via stylist wrote:
> I love that word. I've read it a lot, and it seems to have become more popular since the Harry Potter books. I read it even in a book or story set in the US.
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> Hi Friends,
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> Thought you would enjoy this as much as I did. It came my way through the Blindstitchers list where I hang out with my knitting friends.
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> Donna
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> Definition of gobsmacked in English:
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> adjective
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> British informal
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> Utterly astonished; astounded.
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> Derivatives
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> gobsmacking
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> Pronunciation: /-?smakiNG/
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> adjective
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> Origin
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> 1980s: from gob1 + smack1, with reference to being shocked by a blow to the mouth, or to clapping a hand to one's mouth in astonishment.
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