gubbins
/ˈɡʌb.ɪnz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A half-savage race said to live in Devonshire, described by the pastoral poet William Browne, among others.
name
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Example Sentences
- "[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. […]""
Etymology
Ante 1553. From gobbin (“piece, portion, slice”), from Middle English goboun, from Anglo-Norman gobon. Compare with English gobony (“line of alternating squares”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: goboun, gobon
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈɡʌb.ɪnz/