Gibson

¹ American  

[gib-suhn] / ˈgɪb sən /

noun

1. a dry martini cocktail garnished with a pearl onion.

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Gibson ² American  

[gib-suhn] / ˈgɪb sən /

noun

1. Althea, 1927–2003, U.S. tennis player.

2. Charles Dana 1867–1944, U.S. artist and illustrator.

3. Josh(ua), 1911–47, U.S. baseball player.

4. Robert Bob, 1935–2020, U.S. baseball pitcher.

5. a male given name.

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Gibson ¹ British  

/ ˈɡɪbsən /

noun

1. a cocktail consisting of four or more parts dry gin and one part dry vermouth, iced and served with a pickled pearl onion

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Gibson ² British  

/ ˈɡɪbsən /

noun

1. Mel. born 1956, Australian film actor and director: his films include Mad Max (1979), Hamlet (1990), Braveheart (1996; also directed), What Women Want (2000), The Passion of the Christ (2004; director only), and Apocalypto (2006; director and co-writer)

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Etymology

Origin of Gibson

First recorded in 1925–30; after the surname Gibson

Example Sentences

“When people step into the Joy Who Lived, they know they’re going to be cared for, and that includes being allowed to laugh; we desperately need to laugh,” Gibson says.

From Los Angeles Times

They decided to put on the workshops, working alongside local hairdressers Helen Gibson and Lucy Carvalho from the Dare to Dream salon, which offers afro hair care.

From BBC

Great Britain's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson agonisingly missed out on an ice dance bronze medal at the World Figure Skating Championships after being deducted two points.

From BBC

Former world number one Naomi Osaka, however, said she was trying to balance the tennis schedule with being a mother after she was beaten 7-5 6-4 by Australia's Talia Gibson in their second round match.

From BBC

“I’ll take it from here, Miss Gibson,” Miss Genovese tells Helen.

From Literature