When a word leaves you "gobsmacked"




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Summary: Unless you decided to completely avoid the internet in 2009, there's a good chance you've seen Susan Boyle’s first round performance on Britain’s Got Talent. The Scottish singer’s rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream” attracted millions of views on YouTube. No one was more surprised than Boyle herself, who told CNN she was “gobsmacked." Boyle’s description of herself caused a bit of a stir among those unfamiliar with this particular British slang term. To understand the meaning behind "gobsmacked,"