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gob-stopper
[
gob
-stop-er ]
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/ ˈgɒbˌstɒp ər /
PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun
British
Slang
.
a large piece of hard candy.
Origin of gob-stopper
First recorded in 1925–30; see origin at
gob
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