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Jobsmacked 

A description of the feeling a person gets after receiving a piece of shock news concerning their employment i.e. demotion, redundancy, loss of benefit, changes to working routines or dismissal. Often due to unforeseen circumstances which lead to the recipient ending up in said state.
"Well, what can i say? The company told us this morning that they are moving all manufacturing over to China before this year is out. I was completely jobsmacked when I heard...."
Jobsmacked by Northstar77 July 21, 2009
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gobsmacked 

being totally speachless.unable to think of anything to say.
i was gobsmacked when i won the lotto
gobsmacked by mike briggs July 13, 2003
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Gobsmacked 

UK Slang--def.

When someone is left speechless, dumbfounded, taciturn, non-plussed.
Regan: I think I'll be moving back to California.
Kennedy looked at her, gobsmacked.
Kennedy: Have you thought this through? You're my best friend, and yr leaving me?
Gobsmacked by Babydoll75 March 22, 2019

gobsmacked 

When your son tells you he volunteered to go back to Syria for 9 months-after spending over $4 grand at strip clubs in 2 days
I was gobsmacked by her stupidity
gobsmacked by Buttershots February 22, 2019

cobsmacked 

utterly astounded by the joy that comes from eating Cobs popcorn for the very first time.
I tried this new popcorn the other day and I was so cobsmacked I couldn't stop myself from eating the the whole packet. How do they do it?
cobsmacked by Cobs4Life April 30, 2013

Gobsmacked 

Donald Trump's comments on diet coke left me gobsmacked!

gobsmacked 

To be kissed without having a say in the matter.
Did you hear Peter gobsmacked me last night? The only was he was ever going to get his lips on me.
gobsmacked by nvidic June 25, 2009