gubbins

Signification (Anglais)

Silly person; fool.

Concepts

machin

nigaud

truc

dadais

nicodème

trucmuche

dandin

gille

Synonymes

widget

thingamabob

whatsis

thingumajig

doojigger

thingmabob

thingmajig

whatchamacallum

gizmo

doodad

doohickey

gimmick

thingamajig

thingumabob

thingummy

gismo

whatchamacallit

pampoen

dimwit

galoot

gawk

half-wit

nincompoop

palooka

weenie

bumpkin

Traductions

trasto

andròmina

endergues

Gimpel

Tölpel

coso

coisa

negócio

troço

coisas

chisme

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɡʌb.ɪnz/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à anglais: gobony

In summary

Ante 1553. From gobbin (“piece, portion, slice”), from Middle English goboun, from Anglo-Norman gobon. Compare with English gobony (“line of alternating squares”).