Definitions
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- adjective of a person With the
mouth in an open position and the jaw hanging loosely, especially as indicatingbewilderment orastonishment . - adjective idiomatic, of a person
Unsophisticated orunthinking ;dimwitted in appearance. - adjective idiomatic, dated, of a person Overly
talkative ;indiscreet .
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Examples
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Within these pages, she will once again regale you with her unique vision, her misanthropy, and her general intolerance of slack-jawed, drooling dunces.
Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011
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Within these pages, she will once again regale you with her unique vision, her misanthropy, and her general intolerance of slack-jawed, drooling dunces.
Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011
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"I was slack-jawed by what I saw," he said, adding, "To get from the Camp Victory to the embassy, which is a six-mile drive, it took 24 hours preparation, I had to travel in a five-armored car convoy ... and I had to wear full-body armor, including a helmet."
Valerie Plame And Joe Wilson: Dick Cheney Never Apologized To Us Either The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Within these pages, she will once again regale you with her unique vision, her misanthropy, and her general intolerance of slack-jawed, drooling dunces.
Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011
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"I was slack-jawed by what I saw," he said, adding, "To get from the Camp Victory to the embassy, which is a six-mile drive, it took 24 hours preparation, I had to travel in a five-armored car convoy ... and I had to wear full-body armor, including a helmet."
Valerie Plame And Joe Wilson: Dick Cheney Never Apologized To Us Either The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Remember that the principle is not simply entropic: the idea isn't to become a zombie, with chaos and clutter mounting around you as you sit bewildered and slack-jawed.
Busy doing nothing? Pat yourself on the back | Observer editorial 2011
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A+s who wakes each day with an outer-directed sense of purpose and Just-Do-It-ness that leaves Nike in the dust, and that infuriates some and leaves others standing slack-jawed at my speed, control and efficiency.
Jamie Lee Curtis: Nothing to Undo? Jamie Lee Curtis 2011
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A+s who wakes each day with an outer-directed sense of purpose and Just-Do-It-ness that leaves Nike in the dust, and that infuriates some and leaves others standing slack-jawed at my speed, control and efficiency.
Jamie Lee Curtis: Nothing to Undo? Jamie Lee Curtis 2011
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It was weird, introduced a potentially new character, but it kind of left me slack-jawed and saying, “Huh?”
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All born blind, they say, slack-jawed and simple, web-footed, rickety as sticks.
yarb commented on the word slack-jawed
A property commonly possessed by yokels.
January 12, 2008