gobs of money

  • 1make gobs of money — earn a lot of money, accumulate wealth, make a fortune …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 2goo-gobs — n American a large quantity of money, used in the phrase to make goo gobs . An item of black street slang that was reported by US linguists to be obsolete by the end of the 1960s, but which was revived in 1990s usage …

    Contemporary slang

  • 3gob — gob1 [gɔb US ga:b] n informal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: gobe large piece of food , from gobet; GOBBET] 1.) BrE an impolite word for someone s mouth ▪ Jean told him to shut his gob . ▪ She s always stuffing her gob with food …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4gob — gob1 /gob/, n. 1. a mass or lump. 2. gobs, Informal. a large quantity: gobs of money. 3. Also called goaf. Mining. waste or barren material. [1350 1400; ME gobbe, var. of gobet GOBBET] …

    Universalium

  • 5gob — 1 noun (C) BrE informal 1 an impolite word meaning your mouth: Shut your gob! 2 a mass of something wet and sticky (+ of): a gob of spit 3 gobs AmE informal a large amount of something: gobs of money 2 verb (I) BrE informal to blow a small amount …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 6gob — I [[t]gɒb[/t]] n. 1) a mass or lump 2) inf gobs, Informal. a large quantity: gobs of money[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME gobbe, var. of gobet gobbet II gob [[t]gɒb[/t]] n. Slang. sts mil a sailor • Etymology: 1910–15, amer.; orig. uncert …

    From formal English to slang

  • 7gob — [gab] 1. n. a blob or mass of something. □ I’d like a big gob of mashed potatoes, please. □ Take that horrid gob of gum out of your mouth! 2. n. a large amount of something. (Often in the plural.) □ ’ve just got gobs of it if you need some …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 8gob — I. noun Etymology: Middle English gobbe, probably back formation from gobet Date: 14th century 1. lump 2. a large amount usually used in plural < gobs of money > II. noun Etymology: probably from Scottis …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 9gob — n A wad, a lump, large amount. I here Jack Uzzi has gobs of money. 1540s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 10Matthew Lesko — wearing one of his question mark suits Born May 11, 1943 (1943 05 11) (age&#160;68) Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, United States …

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