The act of spitting or expelling saliva from the mouth; also used as a gerund of 'gob' meaning to put something in one's mouth.
Present participle of 'gob,' from Old Norse 'gob' meaning mouth, with the '-ing' suffix indicating ongoing action.
In British punk culture of the 1970s, 'gobbing' at musicians became a form of audience participation so intense that security had to manage it—what started as spitting evolved into a cultural statement about the rebellious spirit of the music scene!
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