On 6/28/07, Thom LaCosta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Seems to me that gobsmacked is not a term that is heavily used here in the
colonies....goes it have anything to do with tea leaves, or conscripted sailors?
Nope. It means you're left feeling astonished like you've just been
smacked in the gob (translation: punched in the mouth.)
After an Aussie has downed a few tinnies (had a few beers) he often
feels like smacking people in the gob, allegedly. :)
73,
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