gob
gob [gob gobs gobbed gobbing] noun, verb BrE [ɡɒb] NAmE [ɡɑːb]
noun (slang)
1. (BrE)a rude way of referring to a person's mouth
•Shut your gob! (= a rude way of telling sb to be quiet)
2. a small amount of a thick wet substance
•Gobs of spittle ran down his chin.
3. usually plural (NAmE)a large amount of sth
•great gobs of cash
Word Origin:
n. sense 1 mid 16th cent. Scottish Gaelic gob ‘beak, mouth’ n. senses 2 to 3 and v. late Middle English Old French gobe ‘mouthful, lump’ gober ‘to swallow, gulp’
verb (-bb-)intransitive (BrE, slang)
to blow ↑saliva out of your mouth
Syn: ↑spit
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Word Origin:
n. sense 1 mid 16th cent. Scottish Gaelic gob ‘beak, mouth’ n. senses 2 to 3 and v. late Middle English Old French gobe ‘mouthful, lump’ gober ‘to swallow, gulp’
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