gubbins
noun plural but singular or plural in construction
gub·bins
ˈgəbə̇nz
variants or less commonly gubbings
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-biŋz
1
dialectal, British : fish parings or refuse
broadly : any bits and pieces : scraps
2
British : gadgets, gadgetry
the gubbins for changing a tire
all the navigational gubbins
J. L. Rhys
J. L. Rhys3
British : a foolish or futile person : simpleton
you silly gubbins
Word History
Etymology
gubbins, plural of gubbin fragment, paring, alteration of obsolete English gobone gobbet, portion, from Middle English gobyn, goboun; gubbings, alteration of gubbins
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