gobsmacked

adj

Etymology: As if smacked (“hit”) in the gob (“mouth (Irish / Scottish gaelic)”). Attested since 1959, from Northern English dialect, particularly Liverpool, popularized via television.

1. Flabbergasted, astounded, speechless, overawed.

   “That wad mack im about yam sick, so ower Ilkla' moor bar-tat wish un best of luck at Ilkley Station, and when he landed back Martha wad be fare gob smacked at the yarns he wad tell 'er about Yorkshire clod-hoppers.”

   “We were as appalled and stunned and confused and gobsmacked (punched on the mouth) as anyone else.”