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Gubbins

name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun

1
A surname originating as a patronymic.

Noun

1
Fragments; parings; scraps (especially of fish). obsolete, plural, plural-only
"[H]ough you hungerſtarued gubbins or offales of men, how thriue you, howe periſh you, [...]"
2
Silly person; fool. UK, informal
""Silly gubbins," she said. "You told me twice, and I was interested even the second time. […]""
3
A half-savage race said to live in Devonshire, described by the pastoral poet William Browne, among others. plural, plural-only
4
something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known wordnet
5
Assorted stuff, especially if of little value; tat. British, informal, plural, plural-only
"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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Ante 1553. From gobbin (“piece, portion, slice”), from Middle English goboun, from Anglo-Norman gobon. Compare with English gobony (“line of alternating squares”).

Etymology 2

Ante 1553. From gobbin (“piece, portion, slice”), from Middle English goboun, from Anglo-Norman gobon. Compare with English gobony (“line of alternating squares”).

Etymology 3

Patronymic surname from a variant of the personal name Gibbon.

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