gubbins

• Nom informel, principalement utilisé en anglais britannique, désignant quelque chose de non spécifié, souvent un objet ou des objets divers dont on ne connaît pas ou dont on a oublié le nom, ou encore des choses sans grande valeur ou sans importance.

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

indénombrable

1. Unspecified items or thingsB2informalbritish

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

   Truc, machin (objet non spécifié)

   • 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.

   Synonymesdoodaddoohickeygizmothingamabobthingamajigthingummywhatchamacallit

2. Nonsense or rubbishB2informalbritish

   Something considered worthless, trivial, or of poor quality.

   bêtises, fadaises

   • 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.

   Synonymesbalderdashbunkumdrivelgarbagehogwashmalarkeynonsenserubbishtommyrottwaddle