What does gubbins mean?
Gubbins means (obsolete) Fragments; parings; scraps (especially of fish)..
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/ˈɡʌb.ɪnz/ · noun
(obsolete) Fragments; parings; scraps (especially of fish)..
[H]ough you hungerſtarued gubbins or offales of men, how thriue you, howe periſh you, [...]
I had to memorise so much dialogue that never makes it into the movie so I always have a plethora of extra gubbins I can't remember.
"Silly gubbins," she said. "You told me twice, and I was interested even the second time. […]"
Use gubbins when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gubbins means (obsolete) Fragments; parings; scraps (especially of fish)..
Common synonyms include fool, Sorted by number of Google hits, widget, hickey.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[H]ough you hungerſtarued gubbins or offales of men, how thriue you, howe periſh you, [...]
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