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

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Example Sentences

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Gibson

One — with notes of rum, bergamot and Ambergris, is called Monkey Special, named after his 1964 Gibson SG guitar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

But Gibson is desperate to build on the progress he has led against Notts County.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Firms including Sidley Austin, Paul Weiss and Gibson Dunn are also eagerly recruiting and hiring Weil lawyers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Traci Gibson, head of the Democratic Party in Harris County, which includes most of Houston, said Talarico’s message reached across party lines.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

SABIO, BEX: But it can’t be the actual Elizabeth Gibson, can it?

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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