Gob

n.

Heard in Waterford, Kilkenny and Dublin

The mouth or face, often used when telling someone to hold their tongue or offering a slap.

In use

Shut yer trap or I'll give ya a good box in the gob!

Posh English

Shut your mouth or I shall deliver a firm strike to your face.

Same phrase, other counties

  • Gob shkitterSomeone who talks absolute nonsense or spews idle rubbish.
  • Gob-stopperA very large, hard, ball-shaped boiled sweet.
  • He's an awful gob dawHe is a foolish or simple-minded fellow.
  • Lob de gobTo kiss someone when they're not expecting it. Also: Kiss somebody.
  • Lob the gobAn expression used to describe the initiation of a passionate kiss, often without the…
  • Shut your gobAn abrupt command to be quiet.