gob
gob Lexical Profile
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• noun
A lump, clot, or viscous mass of a soft or liquid substance.
"The toddler accidentally dropped a large gob of peanut butter onto the kitchen floor."
British A person's mouth (informal slang).
"He was told to shut his gob before he got himself into even more trouble."
North American A large amount or great quantity (usually used in the plural).
"The startup raised gobs of money during its initial round of venture funding."
American A sailor in the United States Navy (dated informal slang).
"During shore leave, the port town was crowded with gobs looking for entertainment."
• verb
British To spit (informal slang).
"The referee issued a warning after the player gobbed on the pitch."
Word Nuance & Usage
In British and Irish English, 'gob' is informal slang for the mouth, whereas in American English it primarily denotes a thick lump of a substance or, in the plural ('gobs'), a large quantity.
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Word Origin & Etymology
The sense meaning 'lump' dates to the 14th century from Old French gobe ('mouthful, lump'), while the British slang sense meaning 'mouth' likely derives from Scottish Gaelic and Irish gob ('beak, mouth').
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