gubbins n : something whose name is either forgotten or not known [syn: {dohickey}, {dojigger}, {doodad}, {doohickey}, {gimmick}, {hickey}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {thingamabob}, {thingumabob}, {thingmabob}, {thingamajig}, {thingumajig}, {thingmajig}, {thingummy}]