Definitions
Wiktionary
- adj. of a person With the mouth in an open position and the jaw hanging loosely, especially as indicating bewilderment or astonishment.
- adj. idiomatic, of a person Unsophisticated or unthinking; dimwitted in appearance.
- adj. idiomatic, dated, of a person Overly talkative; indiscreet.
Examples
“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.”
“It was weird, introduced a potentially new character, but it kind of left me slack-jawed and saying, “Huh?””
“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.”
The Guardian: Busy doing nothing? Pat yourself on the back | Observer editorial
“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.”
The Huffington Post: Valerie Plame And Joe Wilson: Dick Cheney Never Apologized To Us Either
“All born blind, they say, slack-jawed and simple, web-footed, rickety as sticks.”
“Within these pages, she will once again regale you with her unique vision, her misanthropy, and her general intolerance of slack-jawed, drooling dunces.”
“Usually, within less than a minute, the rabbit will be slack-jawed, legs straight up in the air, eyes half-opened and glassy, perfectly still.”
“The person my niece and nephews had known as their mother was transformed into a wide-eyed, slack-jawed thing that did not recognize them.”
“But really I am just bursting with joy and gratitude, of the slack-jawed, awestruck variety.”
A Conversation with Karen Russell author of St. Lucys Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
“When I first thought up the idea for the six-word story contest I expected the usual response my blogs generate: a dozen or so comments, the obligatory question about which picture at the top is me (yes, sir, I am indeed the "slack-jawed hillbilly" on the left ...) and that one guy who always chides me about my alleged bashing of the Dubya/Darth Cheney administration (Do you maybe have me confused with Bill Maher?).”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘slack-jawed’.
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EN - compound adjectives ending in "-ed"
one-armed, strong-armed, red-bearded, wide-bodied, bare-breasted, double-breasted, black-eyed, dark-eyed, green-eyed, pop-eyed, red-eyed, slit-eyed and 211 more...
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funny & derogatory
WARNING: VERY EXPLICIT. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
funny derogatory names, quotes, phrases.
( open list, randomness, ad hom, ad hominem )
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buttfucking quitter, dirty sanchez, donkey punch, falcon punch, assbadger, unicorn turd, assclown, fudgenut, quackery, friggin homo, buttmuncher, jackwagon and 274 more... -
EN - compound adjectives
Adjectively used nominal phrases with a "-" inside.
O-ring, B-grade, t-test, so-called, on-site, at-large, in-your-face, in-state, on-time, up-to-the-minute, in-store, on-call and 965 more...
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October 2011
serendipity, grateful, irritable, punchy, twitchy, reverence, solitude, levity, nubble, sojourn, Eden, quesadilla and 19 more...
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kat's words
ecumenical, cacophony, clatter, marimba, bamboo, saffron, slice, mercurial, pomegranate, cranky, slipshod, scritch and 511 more...
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charming words sung by Joanna Newsom
lateen, catenaries, dirigibles, taciturn, exhume, vestal, bedraggled, poetaster, keening, embarcadero, slack-jawed, straggly and 82 more...
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C. Montgomery Burns
slugabed, layabout, poppycock, goldbrickers, troglodyte, blue blazes, bawdy, shenanigans, orang-utan, blast, excellent, dame fortune and 78 more...
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