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British slang; mouth. As in "Shut your gob!" Oh, that is wonderful. In US slang, and I think only in the plural, gobs, it can mean "lots and lots" of something. Gobs of chocolate candy. In South Africa, gob is a slang term with the same meaning as loogie. 1. (U.K.) mouth: the human mouth (slang disapproving).
2. (slang) Saliva or phlegm.
3. Navy enlisted person; a sailor in the U.S. Navy (slang).
4. Clot or lump of a soft or wet substance (slang).
5. (N. Amer.) A lot of; a large quantity or amount (slang humorous - often used in the plural). "She wears gobs of makeup".
6. (Also called goaf) - Mining waste or barren material.
7. Gab - idle prate; chatter; unmeaning talk; loquaciousness. [Colloq., 'Gift of gab']
8. (Mining) That part of a mine from which the mineral has been
partially or wholly removed; the waste left in old workings. "To work the
gob" - to remove the pillars of mineral matter previously left to
support the roof, and replace them with props.
9. A pit (a place mentioned in 2 Sam. 21:18, 19; called also Gezer, in 1 Chr. 20:4.).
10. Cistern; grasshopper
Usually means 2 things:
A sailor
Slang term for a mouth
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Is gob a word?
No, "gob" is not a valid English word. It may be a slang term for "mouth" in some regions, but it is not recognized as a standard word in dictionaries.
What is the yiddish word for gift?
גאָב - which is best rendered in Roman lettering as "gob."
A word that has the same meaning as another word is a?
A word that has the same meaning as another word is a synonym.
What words have the same sound as blob?
brown
What words contain the root word onym?
Some words that contain the root word "onym" are synonym (meaning a word with a similar meaning), antonym (meaning a word with the opposite meaning), and homonym (meaning a word that sounds the same but has a different meaning).
Is gob a word?
No, "gob" is not a valid English word. It may be a slang term for "mouth" in some regions, but it is not recognized as a standard word in dictionaries.
What does gob mean in texting?
GoB
Where did the word gob come from?
Gob is an Irish and British slang term meaning moutha gob (band) a punk band from Vancouver, BC, CanadaGob or boney piles, low-coal-content waste from coal mining operationsGob, a cylinder of molten glass used in glass productionGob (mining), a cavity behind a long-wall; see long-wall mining
What is a three letter word that means spit?
gob...british slang
What is a three letter word for sea dog?
tar, gob
What is Yiddish word for gift?
גאָב - which is best rendered in Roman lettering as "gob."
What is the yiddish word for gift?
גאָב - which is best rendered in Roman lettering as "gob."
What is a 3 letter word for sailor begins with G?
Gob is a synonym for a seaman.
Is a dollop a gob?
Yes, a dollop is a small gob.
What is the origin of the word gobsmacked?
to be dumb struck (speechless) by surprise From Coal Mining: The hole created by the removal of waste material was known as the Gob (from the slang for mouth). Occasionally the roof of the gob would cave in this was known as Gob being Smacked. The miners in the surrounding area would get an enormous fright from the incident and would be startled. They were said to have been Gob Smacked.
What is the duration of Buddy the Gob?
The duration of Buddy the Gob is 420.0 seconds.
When was gob born?
Art Gob was born on 1937-11-07.
