GUBBINS


Meaning of GUBBINS in English

■ plural noun Brit. informal [treated as sing. or plural ] miscellaneous items; paraphernalia.

↘[treated as sing. ] a gadget.

Origin

C16 (in the sense 'fragments'): from obs. gobbon 'piece, slice, gob', from OFr.; prob. related to gobbet .

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