gobsmacked

Well, smack me in the gob because I am just speechless with surprise! English striker Wayne Rooney, of Manchester United fame, said he was gobsmacked to have been sent off during England's loss to Portugal in the 2006 FIFA World Cup:

"'When the referee produced the red card I was amazed, gobsmacked,' Rooney said."

Link: Rooney 'gobsmacked' by red card; Brazilian star defender retires

Posted July 5, 2006.

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[prob. from Irish/Gaelic gob, mouth + smack; literally, smacked in the mouth]
UK slang  flabbergasted, astounded; speechless or incoherent with amazement

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (British; informal) utterly astounded

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - målløs

Français (French)
adj. - (GB) estomaqué

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (ugs.) völlig erstaunt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - έκπληκτος, άναυδος

Italiano (Italian)
a bocca aperta

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pasmado

Русский (Russian)
потрясенный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - pasmado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - mållös

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
目瞪口呆的, 惊愕的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 目瞪口呆的, 驚愕的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 매우 놀라운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 噛み付かれた, ひどく殴られた

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נותר ללא תגובה, נאלם דום‬

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