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gubbins         
FAMILY NAME
Used as a synonym for something when you can't remember the right word.
Hey, where'd you put the..um..you know..er..the erm...the gubbins?
gubbins         
FAMILY NAME
¦ plural noun Brit. informal [treated as sing. or plural] miscellaneous items; paraphernalia.
?[treated as sing.] a gadget.
Origin
C16 (in the sense 'fragments'): from obs. gobbon 'piece, slice, gob', from OFr.; prob. related to gobbet.
Martin Gubbins         
  • Gubbins's House at Lucknow
IRISH ADMINISTRATOR IN INDIA
Martin Richard Gubbins; Gubbins, Martin
Martin Richard Gubbins (1812–1863) was a British official in India. He is known for his part in the Siege of Lucknow, where he was at odds with the commanding officer, Henry Montgomery Lawrence.

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Gubbins
Gubbins is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Examples of use of gubbins
1. Screen International editor Michael Gubbins added: "It is possible to read this (2005) as a great year but it comes with a big health warning.
2. "For security reasons" we had to wear "lanyards", which sounds like something Nelson might have known about ("strike the lanyard, Mr Gubbins!") but merely means a bit of yellow tape to hang your badge on.
3. Let there be light: Buckingham Palace as we‘ve never seen it before Headlines Women risk passing infertility to children if they delay motherhood Judge grants full hearing into Princess Margaret‘s ‘love child‘ University lottery syndicate wins 5m jackpot after devising formula Calls for ‘global warming‘ tax on holidaymakers Police non–emergency line swamped in new fiasco Surveyor fire bombs house in rage over divorce Woman crippled fleeing knife–wielding burglars, court hears BA refuses to back down in crucifix row 10p car parking ticket sparks 6,000 court battle Young women with family breast cancer link to get MRI scans Schools hire Relate counsellors to help children overcome broken relationships Woman millionaires growing faster than men OAPs‘ cash struggle as Post Office pensions cards are axed Labour crashes to lowest level in almost 20 years NEWS HOMEPAGE As dusk enveloped Britain, flick went a switch deep in the gubbins of Buckingham Palace.