Gibson

English

Etymology

From Gibb +‎ -son.

Proper noun

Gibson

1. An English and Scottish patronymic surname.
2. A manufacturer of acoustic and electric guitars.

Noun

Gibson (plural Gibsons)

1. A cocktail made with gin and vermouth, garnished with cocktail onions. [from 20th c.]
   • 1962, Allen Drury, A Shade of Difference:

     "I doubt it, Tommy," the Majority Leader said, coming up behind him so unexpectedly that the little Justice jumped and almost spilled his Gibson.

   • 1968, Ross Macdonald, The Instant Enemy:

     I found Willie in the airport bar drinking a Gibson.

Derived terms

• Gibsonesque
• Gibsonian

Anagrams

• bigons
• bingos
• boings