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From: "Val Horler" <>
Subject: RE: [Lon] Lookups - "Gob-smacked"
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 08:21:23 +1000
In-Reply-To: <009501c52f26$725a2420$9400a8c0@vic.bigpond.net.au>

Bob:
I thought "gob-smacked" was a self-explanatory modern slang phrase but
that's maybe because I grew up in East Ham. A good explanation of the term
can be found at http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-gob1.htm
Best wishes
Val
Queensland


-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Cunning [mailto:]

All part of assisting one another. What does '' gob-smacked'' mean please??


Cheers, Bob in Melbourne

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