Might mean (unverified): Astonish or amaze someone greatly.
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▸ verb:  (transitive, slang, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) To astonish, to render temporarily stuck for words.

Similar:
swack, smack, gawk, gob off, gawp, flappergast, bum squabble, goosh, gowk, outbabble, more...

Opposite:
unsurprised, unimpressed, underwhelmed

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Similar:
swack, smack, gawk, gob off, gawp, flappergast, bum squabble, goosh, gowk, outbabble, more...

Opposite:
unsurprised, unimpressed, underwhelmed



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