doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gubbins pl (plural only)
(obsolete) Fragments; parings; scraps (especially of fish).
(Britain, informal) Assorted stuff, especially if of little value; tat.
Synonyms: Thesaurus:thingy, Thesaurus:trifle
gubbins (plural gubbins)
(UK, informal) Silly person; fool. [from 20th c.]
• (silly person): See fool
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Gubbins pl (plural only)
(folklore) A half-savage race said to live in Devonshire, described by the pastoral poet William Browne, among others.
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Source: Wiktionary
13 June 2025
(noun) an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; “the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
