Slang

gob (1)

This page is about the slang term gob (1)

British and Australian English

Meaning

mouth

For example

  • Glen was being rude to his mother, so Trevor told him to shut his gob.

  • I threw the ball to Clive, but he missed the catch and it hit him right in the gob.

Variety

This is typically used in British and Australian English but may be used in other varieties of English too.

Quick Quiz

The guy punched me in the gob and

a. broke two of my teeth

b. my ear's really sore now

c. I got a black eye
a) broke two of my teeth b) my ear's really sore now c) I got a black eye

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Contributor: Matt Errey