gubbins
- noun
- /ˈɡʌbɪnz/
- UK
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trastos
- I cleaned out my drawer and found a lot of old gubbins, like broken pens and paperclips.
Examples
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She rummaged through the attic, discovering boxes of gubbins that had been forgotten over time.
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The garage was filled with gubbins from years of home improvement projects that we never used.
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Therefore, online education can provide students with an array of sources and increased opportunities to improve knowledge and skills in technology applications that are vital to the modern workplace (Gubbins, Clay, & Perkins, 1999; Johnson, Roach, & Homes, 1999).
Academic text (2008) -
In a study of San Diego's literacy reforms, Bitter, O'Day, Gubbins, and Socias (2009) determined that verbal interaction was limited, even in the district's "balanced literacy" program.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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5.1
A small useful thing or tool for a particular job
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7.1
A small device or tool whose name you do not know
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9.9
A small object whose name you do not know
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8.7
A small thing or device whose name you do not know
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9.9
A word for an object whose name you do not know
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5.6
A small object whose name you cannot remember
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9.9
A word people use for a person or object when they forget its name
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9.6
A thing whose name you do not know or remember
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9.9
A thing whose name you cannot remember
A mixed collection of different things
An object whose name you don't know or have forgotten
An object whose name you do not know or have forgotten
A small object whose name you do not know
A word for a person or thing whose name you cannot remember
A small object used when you do not know its name
A word for something whose name you cannot remember
A small device you do not know the name of
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Etymology
Gubbins probably began as a British slang word for a small part or lump, used by workers and sailors for spare parts. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a drawer of odd tools and pieces, because today gubbins means 'bits and pieces' or small, unimportant objects.