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
5 February 2025
(noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; “he wrote the manual on car care”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
