[SOC] Gobsmacked

[Bob Nielsen]

I have the "dict" program installed on my computer and it found it:

$ dict gobsmacked
1 definition found

>From WordNet (r) 1.7.1 (July 2002) [wn]:

  gobsmacked
       adj : (British; informal) utterly astounded


Bob, N7XY

On Tue, Jun 03, 2003 at 06:45:52PM +0100, Chris Redding wrote:
> OK.
> I think that you should as a matter of urgency incorporate 'Gobsmacked' into
> American English. Let this be the SOC's gift to the world.
> 
> www.quinion.com/words/qa/qa-gob1.htm
> 
> I can see it in Webster's now:
> 
> Gobsmacked (adj) Utterly astonished, speechless, (From northern England -
> crossed the Atlantic in 2003 courtesy of a bunch of eejits called the
> Second-Class Operator's Club...thanks a bunch lads).
> 
> Chris G4PDJ