Usually means: Astonished or amazed, mouth open.
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  1. slack-jawed: Merriam-Webster
  2. slack-jawed, slack-jawed: Collins English Dictionary
  3. slack-jawed: Wordnik
  4. slack-jawed: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. slack-jawed: Wiktionary
  6. slack-jawed: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. slack-jawed: Dictionary.com

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  1. Slack-Jawed: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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adjective:  With the mouth in an open position and the jaw hanging loosely, especially as indicating bewilderment or astonishment.
adjective:  (by extension) Unsophisticated or unthinking; dimwitted in appearance.
adjective:  (dated) Overly talkative; indiscreet.

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