gubbins

Betekenis (Engels)

Silly person; fool.

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

trasto

andròmina

endergues

Gimpel

Tölpel

machin

nigaud

truc

dadais

nicodème

trucmuche

dandin

gille

coso

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɡʌb.ɪnz/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Engels: 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”).