GUBBISH


Meaning of GUBBISH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ /guhb'*sh/ n. ]

[a portmanteau of `garbage' and `rubbish'; may have originated with SF author Philip K. Dick] Garbage; crap; nonsense. "What is all this gubbish?" The opposite portmanteau `rubbage' is also reported; in fact, it was British slang during the 19th century and appears in Dickens.

Jargon File English vocabulary.      Английский словарь жаргона.