I. gob 1 /ɡɒb $ ɡɑːb/ BrE AmE noun [countable] informal
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: gobe 'large piece of food' , from gobet ; ⇨ ↑ gobbet ]
1 . British English an impolite word for someone’s mouth:
Jean told him to shut his gob.
She’s always stuffing her gob with food.
2 . a mass of something wet and sticky
gob of
There’s a gob of gum on my chair.
3 . gobs American English a large amount of something
gobs of
gobs of money
II. gob 2 BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle gobbed , present participle gobbing ) [intransitive]
British English informal to blow a small amount of liquid out of your mouth SYN spit