Heath Robinsons

A form of Heath Robinson — Anything ingenious (and often complex) but absurdly impractical or even useless.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Heath Robinson
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Heath Robinsons. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heath%20Robinsons

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