gobsmacking
(slang, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Causing one to be gobsmacked; astounding, flabbergasting.
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It's gobsmacking the number of unserious people who are walking, talking jokes have a grossly disproportionate amount of power in society, particularly over the past decade (give or take a few years).
It's all an extension of their gobsmacking corruption, and for #republicans during this Trump Regime, corruption isn't just out of the closet... It's now their celebrated mantra. "Catch me if you can." #corruption
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(slang, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Causing one to be gobsmacked; astounding, flabbergasting.
“It's gobsmacking the number of unserious people who are walking, talking jokes have a grossly disproportionate amount of power in society, particularly over the past decade (give or take a few years).”
“It's all an extension of their gobsmacking corruption, and for #republicans during this Trump Regime, corruption isn't just out of the closet... It's now their celebrated mantra. "Catch me if you can." #corruption”
“It's gobsmacking the number of unserious people who are walking, talking jokes have a grossly disproportionate amount of power in society, particularly over the past decade (give or take a few years).”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It's all an extension of their gobsmacking corruption, and for #republicans during this Trump Regime, corruption isn't just out of the closet... It's now their celebrated mantra. "Catch me if you can." #corruption”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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