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gubbins

noun
/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”).

  1. derived from gobon
  2. derived from goboun

Definitions

  1. Fragments

    Fragments; parings; scraps (especially of fish).

    • [H]ough you hungerſtarued gubbins or offales of men, how thriue you, howe periſh you, [...]

  2. Assorted stuff, especially if of little value

    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.

  3. Silly person

    Silly person; fool.

    • "Silly gubbins," she said. "You told me twice, and I was interested even the second time. […]"
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A half-savage race said to live in Devonshire, described by the pastoral poet William…

      A half-savage race said to live in Devonshire, described by the pastoral poet William Browne, among others.

    2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for gubbins. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA