gob
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9.9
- noun
- /ɡɑb/
- Archaic
:
marinero
- We throw gobs of money at them.
Examples
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I think I had the most, you know, serious laughs where I almost hurt myself with Gob.
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My name is Gob Bluth.
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From your father right down to the last gob, the navy's ready for you.
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It cost this paper a gob of dough.
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Gob stands for, uh, George Oscar Bluth.
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Will Arnett as Gob took that role to a level I don't think anybody knew it was gonna go to.
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Have you lost your bones, you decomposed gobs ?
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Big gobs, like dog food, dog friskies, dog yummies.
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In a meeting between Prime Minister Gob Chok Tong and Premier Li Peng in May 1995, both leaders agreed that Singapore will continue to focus its investments in Suzhou and Shandong.
Academic text (1996) -
During World War II, many young gobs joined the Navy to serve their country.
Synonyms
78
2.3
A person who works in the navy on a military ship
59
2.8
A person who works on a ship as a crew member below the officers
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6.0
A person who works on a ship at sea
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8.6
A person who works on a ship doing basic jobs
4
9.9
An old informal name for a sailor who works on ships
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6.9
A sailor who has worked at sea for many years
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4.8
A person who works or travels at sea, like a sailor
1
8.0
An older sailor who has spent many years at sea
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9.8
A sailor who cleans and cares for a ship
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9.9
A sailor who cleans the ship, for example the deck
A person who works on a ship, often in the British navy
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Etymology
Gob meaning 'sailor' is old slang and one idea is that it comes from the same Irish gob for 'mouth' as a short nickname. A helpful way to remember it is to think of 'gob' as a simple old name for a man in the navy, which is why the word was used for sailors.