2016年7月19日 星期二

gobsmacked

Its growth rate in 2015 is a statistical eccentricity of gobsmacking proportions
The year 2015 was a busy one in Ireland, what with protests against water charges, a referendum legalising same-sex marriage and speculation over a coming general election
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gobsmacked 

Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒbsmakt/ 

ADJECTIVE

British informal
Utterly astonished; astounded:the locals were gobsmacked when us lot trooped in

Derivatives

gobsmacking

ADJECTIVE

Origin

1980s: from gob3 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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