gob·smacked
adjective
INFORMAL•BRITISH
When I first heard this expression
I thought it was “God smacked.”
Supposedly God would smack
a person in order to get them
to listen up. You know, like when
Moses came down from Mount
Sinai with the Ten Commandments
God had given him. Pay attention,
folks! The followers below must
have been “God smacked,” I
figured.
Later on in life I came to learn
that the proper expression was
“gobsmacked.” I was sorely dis-
appointed to say the least. In
fact, I was so pissed off at my-
self for the misunderstanding,
so upset at my stupidity that I
leapt out of my chair and stormed
around the living room yelling,
“Gob damn it! Gob damn it!”
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Chris Hanch 4-8-2023
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