English Dictionary

gobful

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɡɒbfʊl/

名詞

アイルランド英語 イギリス英語 俗語 広義 オーストラリア英語

(chiefly UK, Ireland, slang) A mouthful. / (UK, slang, by extension) A large portion or amount. / (UK, Australia, slang) A blast of verbal abuse, usually considered justifiable.

日本語の意味

一口分、口に含めるほどの量 / 非常に多い、盛りだくさんの量 / （スラング）正当とされる場合が多い激しい口頭での非難や暴言

He shoved a gobful of chips into his mouth and chewed loudly.

彼はポテトチップスを一口分口に放り込み、大きな音を立てて噛み始めた。

意味（1）

(chiefly UK, Ireland, slang) A mouthful.

The Professor, in order fittingly to celebrate this golden moment, leaned back in his chair, lit the worst cigar ever sold west of the Mississippi River, and blew five large gobfuls of smoke into the face of Mr. Gilhoolie, directly above him.

意味（2）

(UK, slang, by extension) A large portion or amount.

[…]But when you speak of love, I am no longer old. I am absolutely full of it. I have crammed great gobsful of it into my music.

意味（3）

(UK, Australia, slang) A blast of verbal abuse, usually considered justifiable.

The neighbours were having a noisy party so I went and gave them a gobful.

gobfuls （ plural ）

gobsful （ plural ）