gob

C2+ Topic:The Human Body

US /ɡɑb/ UK /ɡɒb/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like gab /æ/ vs /ɑ/

noun verb

Meanings

1

noun
a lump or mass; also slang for the mouth

He slapped a gob of glue onto the seam and pressed it shut.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a lump or mass; also slang... lump blob mass glob clot mouth

Word family

Derived forms gobbet

Etymology

From Old French gobe ('mouthful, lump'), from gober ('to gulp, swallow'), probably of Gaulish origin, from Celtic *gobbos ('mouth, beak').

gobe Old French *gobbos Gaulish

View etymology graph ->

Topics

The Human Body Register & Style

# gob

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ɡɑb
**IPA (UK):** ɡɒb

## Meanings
1. a lump or mass; also slang for the mouth

## Examples
- He slapped a gob of glue onto the seam and pressed it shut.

## Synonyms
- lump
- blob
- mass
- glob
- clot
- mouth

## Derived Forms
- gobbet

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: gobe
- Root: *gobbos

## Etymology
From Old French gobe ('mouthful, lump'), from gober ('to gulp, swallow'), probably of Gaulish origin, from Celtic *gobbos ('mouth, beak').

## AI Etymology
Gob comes from Old French gobe ('mouthful, lump'), from gober ('to gulp, swallow'), probably of Gaulish origin, from Celtic *gobbos ('mouth, beak'). The etymological trail includes Old French gobe and Gaulish *gobbos. As a noun, gob names a lump or mass; also slang for the mouth. The same family is visible in derived forms such as gobbet. The wording should be read with that uncertainty intact: the proposed connection is plausible rather than absolute.

## Topics
- The Human Body
- Register & Style

markdown

gob

Meanings

Thesaurus

Etymology

Topics

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

Send feedback