gubbins
Bits and bobs
Gubbins is British slang for miscellaneous stuff, gadgets, or bits and pieces—especially mechanical parts or equipment whose proper names you don't know or can't be bothered to use: What's all this gubbins on the kitchen table?
It can also mean the internal workings of something: I don't understand the gubbins of how it works.
The word carries a dismissive tone, suggesting the items are unimportant or slightly annoying clutter.
Likelihood expressed numerically
- endsTermini or concludes
- sundriesAssorted minor items
- bitsSmall portions or pieces
- piecesParts of something divided
knickknacks · paraphernalia · accoutrements · bric-a-brac · flotsam · jetsam · jumble · clutter
Nameless mechanical device
- gadgetNovel small device
- widgetUnspecified small device
- contraptionImprovised or odd mechanism
- apparatusEquipment for a task
device · thingamajig · thingy · doohickey · whatchamacallit · thingamabob · gimcrack · gimmick
Individual elements of whole
- fittingsAttached functional components
- fixturesPermanently attached equipment
- accessoriesSupplementary items or adornments
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
connectors · adapters · attachments · spares · bits · pieces · innards · workings
odds
Likelihood expressed numerically
pieces · knickknacks · paraphernalia · accoutrements · bric-a-brac · flotsam · jetsam · jumble · clutter · mishmash
gizmo
Nameless mechanical device
- gadgetNovel small device
- widgetUnspecified small device
- contraptionImprovised or odd mechanism
apparatus · device · thingamajig · thingy · doohickey · whatchamacallit · thingamabob · gimcrack · gimmick · mechanism
parts
Individual elements of whole
- fittingsAttached functional components
- fixturesPermanently attached equipment
- accessoriesSupplementary items or adornments
hardware · connectors · adapters · attachments · spares · bits · pieces · innards · workings · internals
gears
Toothed rotating machine parts
machinery · mechanism · levers · pulleys · springs · valves · pistons · cranks · linkage · clockwork
- thingamabobsthingies, doodads, doohickeys, thingamajig, whatsits
- thingamajigsthingamajig, thingamabob, whatchamacallit, doohickey, doodad
gubbinsessentials
Indispensable items or elements
necessities · specifics · basics · fundamentals · particulars
gubbinstreasures
Prized possessions or valuables
valuables · essentials · heirlooms · keepsakes · necessities