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Gibson

/ˈɡɪbsən/

Gibson proper noun: an English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Gibson (countable and uncountable, plural Gibsons)

  1. An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A census-designated place in Pulaski County, Arkansas.
  4. A small city, the county seat of Glascock County, Georgia.
  5. A township in Washington County, Indiana.
  6. A minor city in Keokuk County, Iowa.
  7. An unincorporated community in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.
  8. A township in Bay County, Michigan.
  9. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi.
  10. An unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri.
  11. An unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
  12. A hamlet in the town of Corning, Steuben County, New York.
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  1. A town in Scotland County, North Carolina.
  2. A township in Mercer County, Ohio.
  3. An unincorporated community in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.
  4. A township in Cameron County, Pennsylvania.
  5. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
  6. A town in Gibson County, Tennessee.
  7. A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
  8. A community in Tiny township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
  9. A small town in the Shire of Esperance, Western Australia.

Noun

Gibson (plural Gibsons)

  1. A cocktail made with gin (or vodka) and vermouth, garnished with cocktail onions.
    • "I doubt it, Tommy," the Majority Leader said, coming up behind him so unexpectedly that the little Justice jumped and almost spilled his Gibson.1962, Allen Drury, A Shade of Difference
    • I found Willie in the airport bar drinking a Gibson.1968, Ross Macdonald, The Instant Enemy
    Synonyms:
    oniontini
  2. An acoustic or electric guitar made by the Gibson company.
    • Many older Gibsons have become collector's items: […] But older Gibsons are also good player's guitars.2000, Larry Sandberg, The Acoustic Guitar Guide
    • We'd like to think that his spirit lives on under the western sky he so loved, strumming his Gibson somewhere and belting out a Woody Guthrie ballad to an audience of coyotes and rabbitbrush.2008, Rick Rinehart, Amy Rinehart, Dare to Survive: Death, Heartbreak, and Triumph in the Wild, page xiv

Synonyms of Gibson

Forms of Gibson

Proper noun
pluralGibsons
Noun
pluralGibsons

Origin of Gibson

From Gibb + -son.

Words formed from Gibson

Phrases with Gibson

Questions about Gibson

What does Gibson mean?
Gibson means an English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Gibson?
Gibson can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Gibson?
Gibson is pronounced /ˈɡɪbsən/.

Words near Gibson in the dictionary

  1. gibs
  2. gibs me dat
  3. gibship
  4. gibsmedat
  5. gibsmedats
  6. Gibson
  7. Gibson City
  8. Gibson County
  9. Gibson Desert
  10. Gibson Girl
  11. Gibson Girls

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