gubbins

• Неформальное существительное, используемое в основном в британском английском, обозначающее что-то неуточнённое, название чего забыто или неизвестно, часто подразумевающее различные предметы или приспособления.

An informal noun, primarily used in British English, referring to something unspecified whose name is forgotten or unknown, often denoting miscellaneous items or gadgets.

uncountable

1. Unspecified items or thingsB2informalbritish

   Used to refer to something whose name is forgotten or not known; a thingamajig or whatsit.

   Неопознанная вещь

   • Pass me that little gubbins on the table, will you?
   • I need to fix the gubbins inside the remote control.
   • He was fiddling with some electronic gubbins all afternoon.

   Synonymsdoodaddoohickeygizmothingamabobthingamajigthingummywhatchamacallit

2. Nonsense or rubbishB2informalbritish

   Something considered worthless, trivial, or of poor quality.

   Чепуха

   • Don't talk such gubbins!
   • The article was full of gubbins and no real facts.
   • He bought a load of gubbins from the market that broke immediately.

   Synonymsbalderdashbunkumdrivelgarbagehogwashmalarkeynonsenserubbishtommyrottwaddle