gubbins en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡʌb.ɪnz/ (UK)
Etymology
Ante 1553. From gobbin (“piece, portion, slice”), from Middle English goboun, from Anglo-Norman gobon. Compare with English gobony (“line of alternating squares”).
Meanings
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(obsolete, plural, plural-only) Fragments; parings; scraps (especially of fish).
[H]ough you hungerſtarued gubbins or offales of men, how thriue you, howe periſh you, [...]
1599, [Thomas] Nashe, Nashes Lenten Stuffe, […], London: […] [Thomas Judson and Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and C[uthbert] B[urby] […], →OCLC, page 73:
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(UK, informal) Silly person; fool.
"Silly gubbins," she said. "You told me twice, and I was interested even the second time. […]"
1916, Edward Frederic Benson, David Blaize, page 146:
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(UK, informal, plural, plural-only) Assorted stuff, especially if of little value; tat.
I had to memorise so much dialogue that never makes it into the movie so I always have a plethora of extra gubbins I can't remember.
2017 summer, Milla Jovovich, “My Movie Masterming: Resident Evil Special”, in Empire, number 337, page 135:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gubbins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
medley · yoke · thingummabob · whatsit · horse and rabbit stew · whiff-whaff · gallimaufry · galimatias · rigamajig · kajigger · joint · niff-naff · doodad · dealy · motley · stuff · gadget · shebang · slurry · jobby · hodgepodge · jumble · mixed bag · ting · dinglehopper · jimbang · ticky-tack · gubbins · flyspeck · sop · olla podrida · thingie · whatsis · thingummy · whachacallit · Whitman's sampler · cocktail · bric-a-brac · thing · gingumbob · hotchpotch · mingle-mangle · dicky · thingummyjig · kludge · thingamajiggy · bouillabaisse · hickey · thingamajigger · gallery · whatdyecallem · dojigger · Sorted by number of Google hits · doodah · rummage · dingus · patchwork quilt · doofer · whatchamacallit · omnium-gatherum · salmagundi · bric-a-brac · whatchacallit · fool (silly person) · smorgasbord · chingadera · odds and ends · welter · minuity · clamjamfrey · thingabob · bazinga · whosit · foo · fico · whatchamahoozie · affair · geegaw · potpourri · thingmy · frobnitz · scuddick · wotsit · jawn · whiffle · gimmick · flamfew · widget · whachamacallit · pastiche · thingymabob · trick · oojamaflip · gizmo · MacGuffin · thingymajig · picayune · foobar · doober · frammis · Sorted alphabetically · catch-all · dealie · thingum · congeries · doovalacky · mixture · anthology · gatherum · crazyquilt · oddments · bagatelle · dohickey · junk · jobber · thingy · whosiewhatsit · job lot · doohinkey · bizzo · whaddayacallit · fig · doo-hickey · gingambob · dongle · thingmajig · trifle · doojigger · disjecta membra · wossname · thingamajig · melange · doohinkus · dicky-bird · ragbag · whatsitsname · mishmash · whatnot · hotchpot · toy · salad · grab bag · thingumajig · whatdoyoucallit · gewgaw · thingamafuck · whatsaname · gismo · doohickus · miscellanea · yokibus · thingamabob · jigger · macedoine · white chip · hodad · miscellany · thingumabob · bag of shells · thingummajig · doohickey · thingamabobber · farrago · thingmabob · wossisname · triviality · hootenanny · thingo · olio
Translations (5)
pl graty (Translations) · pl rupiecie (Translations) · pl klamoty (Translations) · es chunches (Translations) · es cosos (Translations)