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Gob for Dummies

noun

pronunciation: ɡɑb

What does Gob really mean?

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Teacher: Alright, let's talk about the word "gob"! Now, imagine you have a big bowl in front of you, filled to the brim with your favorite candy. You grab a handful and pop it into your mouth. What do you do then? Well, you gobble it up, of course! Now, when we say gob, it basically means to eat something greedily or quickly. It's like when you can't wait to finish that delicious ice cream cone and you just gobble it down before it melts away.

But wait, there's more! "Gob" is not only used for eating, but it can also be used to describe a mouthful or a whole lot of something. You know how sometimes when you are eating a big burger or a giant slice of pizza and you take such a huge bite that your mouth is full? Well, we can say you've taken a big gob of that burger or pizza. It's like trying to fit a whole lot of food in your mouth all at once!

So, to sum it all up, "gob" means to eat something greedily or quickly, like gobbling up your favorite candy. It can also describe a big mouthful of something, like taking a huge bite of a burger or pizza. It's all about enjoying your food and savoring every last bit, or in this case, every last gob!

Student: Oh, I think I get it now! It's like when I eat my popcorn so fast that it's all gone in just a few minutes, right?

Teacher: Exactly! When you gobble up your popcorn, it disappears in no time. Great job, you've got it!

Revised and Fact checked by James Lee on 2023-10-28 13:15:58

Gob In a sentece

Learn how to use Gob inside a sentece

  • When you eat a lot of food very quickly and your mouth is full, you might say, 'I have a gob of food in my mouth!'
  • If you see a group of ducks swimming together in a pond, you could say, 'Look at that gob of ducks!'
  • When you have a big mess of tangled wires, you can say, 'I need to untangle this gob of wires.'
  • If you have a bunch of different colored balls all mixed up in a bag, you can say, 'I have a gob of balls and they look so colorful!'
  • When you have a lot of clothes scattered all over your room, you might say, 'I need to gather this gob of clothes and put them away.'