Usually means: Astonished or amazed beyond belief.
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  14. Gobsmacked: World Wide Words
  15. gobsmacked: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. gobsmacked: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. gobsmacked: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom

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▸ adjective:  (chiefly UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, slang) Flabbergasted, astounded, speechless, overawed.

Similar:
astounded, gape-mouthed, astonished, flabbergasted, staggered, flambergasted, gooped, taken aback, shocked, amazed, more...

Opposite:
underwhelmed, unsurprised, unimpressed

Types:
astonished, surprised, shocked, stunned, taken aback, more...

Colors:
    electric blue,     shocking pink,     neon green,     dazzling yellow,     fiery red, more...

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Similar:
astounded, gape-mouthed, astonished, flabbergasted, staggered, flambergasted, gooped, taken aback, shocked, amazed, more...

Opposite:
underwhelmed, unsurprised, unimpressed

Types:
astonished, surprised, shocked, stunned, taken aback, more...

Colors:
    electric blue,     shocking pink,     neon green,     dazzling yellow,     fiery red, more...



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