gubbins /ˈɡʌb.ɪnz/ noun[plural only]3 •(UK, informal) Assorted stuff, especially if of little value; tat.I had to memorise so much dialogue that never makes it into the movie so I always have a plethora of extra gubbins I can't remember. — 2017 •(UK, informal) Silly person; fool."Silly gubbins," she said. "You told me twice, and I was interested even the second time. […]" — 1916 •(no longer used) Fragments; parings; scraps (especially of fish).[H]ough you hungerstarued gubbins or offales of men, how thriue you, howe perish you, [...] — 1599
Gubbins noun[plural only]1 •A half-savage race said to live in Devonshire, described by the pastoral poet William Browne, among others.