SURPRISE, SURPRISED, SURPRISING, SURPRISINGLY – ADJECTIVES
1450 — ABAWED surprised, astonished, abashed; disconcerted; discomfited; upset → obs.
1596 — ADMIRABLE surprising, wonderful, marvellous → obs.
1691 — GLOTTENED surprised, startled → Eng. dial.
1703 — MAZED — MOYSED surprised, astonished, amazed; bewildered, astounded, perplexed → Eng. dial.
1775 — GLOTTED surprised, startled → US
1790 — BETWATTLED surprised, bewildered, stupefied; in a distressed and confused state of mind → Eng. dial.
1793 — FUNNY surprising, interesting, unexpected → colloq.
..L18 — ALL A-MORT surprised and thus rendered motionless; shocked → sl.
1843 — CHEWED UP surprised, confused, embarrassed; defeated, severely scolded → Amer. dial.
1858 — QUEER-TAKEN surprised, taken aback, disconcerted → Sc.
1870 — GLOPPEN surprised → Eng. dial.
1887 — ASTONIED astonished, surprised → Sc.
1889 — MIGHTY surprising, strange → Sc.
1890 — BLUTTERBUNGED overcome by surprise, confounded → Eng. dial.
1912 — FLAT-FOOTED unprepared, surprised → Amer. dial.
1918 — EYE-POPPING surprising, astonishing, impressive; visually spectacular → orig. US
1922 — EYEBROW-RAISING surprising, shocking; causing disapproval or scepticism
1963 — OUT OF THE BAG surprising, remarkable → Aust. sl.
1963 — STOKED enthusiastic, happily surprised → US sl.
1965 — BUFFALOED very much surprised, confused, stumped → Amer. dial.
1966 — JAPPED surprised → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1967 — KNOCKED FOR A FEATHER greatly surprised → Amer. dial.
1968 — FASHED very much surprised; astonished → Amer. dial.
1985 — GOB-SMACKED surprised, astonished, astounded, flabbergasted, speechless with amazement → Brit. sl.
1988 — GOB-STRUCK surprised, astonished, astounded, flabbergasted, speechless with amazement → Brit. sl.
1990 — ILL surprising, bizarre → African-American & teen sl.
1992 — FALL OUT to be surprised → African-American sl.
2006 — FLOORED surprised → US sl. (Bk.)
2007 — BLOWN AWAY surprised → sl. (Bk.)
2009 — KNOCKED FOR A LOOP surprised and disconcerted → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
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