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Added 9 October 2026

gob

/ɡɒb/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gob at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A man who serves as a sailor.
A lump of slimy stuff.
a gob of phlegm
Informal terms for the mouth.

Origin

From Middle English gobbe (also Middle English gobet), from Old French gobet, gobe (“lump, mouthful”), from Transalpine Gaulish *gobbo- (“neb, muzzle”).

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