Wednesday, November 05, 2014

Gobsmacked: That's what the British would say about this photo of Mayor JOSEPH LESTER BOLES, JR.:



Gobsmacked. Shagged in the motorway.
That's what the British would say about this photo of Mayor JOSEPH LESTER BOLES, JR.:
BOLES never saw it coming.
BOLES was rude, arrogant, mean, vindictive and rode roughshod over our history, nature and human rights.
It's morning again in St. Augustine.
We all look forward to a new day of healing.


WIKTIONARY:

gobsmacked
Contents [hide]
1 English
1.1 Etymology
1.2 Pronunciation
1.3 Adjective
1.3.1 Related terms
1.3.2 Translations
1.4 References
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
As if smacked (“hit”) in the gob (“mouth (Irish / Scottish gaelic)”).

Attested since 1959, from Northern English dialect, particularly Liverpool, popularized via television.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]
(UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɒb.smækt/
Adjective[edit]
gobsmacked (comparative more gobsmacked, superlative most gobsmacked)

(chiefly UK, slang) Flabbergasted, astounded, speechless, overawed.  [quotations ▼]
Related terms[edit]
gobsmacking
gobstruck (much less common)
Translations[edit]
[show ▼]Flabbergasted, astounded, speechless, overawed
References[edit]
^ World Wide Words: Gobsmacked

1 comment:

  1. As an Englishman
    Gob smacked literally means smacked in the mouth
    gob = mouth
    smacked speaks for itself
    I think many would enjoy smacking the ex Mayor in the GOB

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