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Princeton's WordNet

  1. doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widgetnoun

    something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known

    "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"

Wiktionary

  1. gubbinsnoun

    Assorted stuff, especially if of little value

Wikipedia

  1. Gubbins

    Gubbins is a surname.

ChatGPT

  1. gubbins

    Gubbins is a British informal term primarily used to refer to objects or items that seem to have little value or purpose, especially small paraphernalia, odds and ends, or bits and pieces. It can also refer to complicated or unidentifiable machinery or equipment.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Gubbins

    gub′ins, n.pl. a half-savage race in Devonshire, described by the pastoral poet William Browne and by Fuller in his Worthies.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. GUBBINS

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gubbins is ranked #42030 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Gubbins surname appeared 517 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Gubbins.

    93.6% or 484 total occurrences were White.
    3.8% or 20 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.3% or 7 total occurrences were Asian.
    1.1% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of gubbins in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of gubbins in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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