gob-stopper

[ gob-stop-er ]
/ ˈgɒbˌstɒp ər /

noun British Slang.

a large piece of hard candy.

Origin of gob-stopper

First recorded in 1925–30; see origin at gob3

Words nearby gob-stopper

goatsbeard, goatskin, goatsucker, goaves, gob, gob-stopper, gobang, gobat, gobbet, gobbi, gobble

British Dictionary definitions for gobstopper

gobstopper
/ (ˈɡɒbˌstɒpə) /

noun

British a large hard sweet consisting of different coloured concentric layers that are revealed as it is sucked