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gubbins

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gubbins [ˈgʌbɪnz]
n Informal
1. an object of little or no value
2. a small device or gadget
3. odds and ends; litter or rubbish
4. a silly person
[C16 (meaning: fragments): from obsolete gobbon, probably related to gobbet]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gubbinsgubbins - something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"
stuff - miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff"
Translations
gubbins [ˈgʌbɪnz] N (Brit)
1. (= thing) → chisme m, cacharro m
2. (= silly person) → bobo/a m/f
gubbins
n (Brit dated inf, things) → Zeug nt (inf); (person) → Dussel m (inf)


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Gubbins took her departure, still brimming over with hot wrath against the absent Hepzibah.
 
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