gubbins
pronunciation
How to pronounce gubbins in British English:
UK [ˈgʌbɪnz]
How to pronounce gubbins in American English:
US ['ɡʌbɪnz]
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- Noun:
- something whose name is either forgotten or not known
Word Origin
Example
- 1. Occasionally , usually around their anniversary , they would bring up the old curiosity regarding aunt esther gubbins .
- 2. So how difficult would it be to print a phone complete with all its electronic gubbins ?
- 3. What matters is this : whoever she was , aunt esther gubbins was right .
- 4. I 've just got to clear all this gubbins off my desk before l start working .
- 5. The reason is that both camera and lens have to be small , to fit with all the other gubbins on a phone .