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Gibson

  • /ˈɡɪbsən/

Rhymes with -ɪbsən

Where it comes from

From Gibb + -son.

proper noun Gibsons

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

noun 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.

    Similar: 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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: macrae, westby, milner, company, epiphone, esp, gretsch, ibanez, prs, fender, yamaha, rickenbacker, dean, taylor, martin, squier

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"Gibson." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gibson. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Gibson. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gibson

Chicago

"Gibson." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gibson.

BibTeX
@misc{gibson_2026,
  title = {Gibson},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gibson},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}