Meaning & use
gob
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In informal British English, the mouth, or a lump or mass of a soft substance.
See it in a sentence
"Shut your gob," he snapped, tired of the constant chatter.
A gob of paint dripped from the brush onto the floor.
A note on using this word
As a verb, "to gob" also means to spit, and the related word "gobsmacked" (utterly astonished) comes from the same root.
Words with a similar meaning
mouthlump
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