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⚓ A sailor 👄 The mouth 🟢 A lump 🤮 To spit
to gob

to gob

9.9
To spit forcefully in a rude way
  • verb
  • /ɡɑb/
  • UK
translation icon : escupir
  • DON’T EVER GOB ON ME AGAIN!

Examples

  • During the argument, she gobbed at him, showing her displeasure in a rude manner.

  • When he saw the mess on the floor, he gobbed loudly to express his disgust.

  • But there is a massive difference between Trump gobbing off about Taylor Swift and what is going on here with people literally trying to kill him.

  • But there is a massive difference between Trump gobbing off about Taylor Swift and what is going on here with people literally trying to kill him.

  • He was so angry that he couldn't help but gob on the ground as he vented his frustration.

Antonyms

swallow
20 1.0

A small amount of food or drink taken into the throat at once

Idioms

to shut one's gob
  • UK
9.9

To tell someone rudely to be quiet

Compounds

rent-a-gob
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who talks a lot, often loudly to get attention in public

How Forceful

to expectorate
  • Specialized
1 9.9
to gob
  • UK
9.9
to spit
315 1.0
to hawk
  • Informal
4 8.9

Surface Forms

gob infinitive
gobbed past
gobbed past participle
gobbing present participle
gobs third person singular

Etymology

Gob as a verb 'to spit' comes from the noun gob for 'mouth' or a 'lump' of spit, so to 'gob' is literally to send something out of the mouth. That's why 'to gob' means to spit, often in a rude or forceful way.