gubbins
Meaning
Silly person; fool.
Synonyms
Translations
trasto
Gimpel
machin
cosoPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡʌb.ɪnz/
Etymology
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”).
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