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- Dictionarygewgaw/ˈɡjuːɡɔː/
noun
- 1. a showy thing, especially one that is useless or worthless: "a house full of Victorian gewgaws"
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a small decorative object or toy, usually one with no real value: There were a few tawdry shops selling plastic gewgaws. Do we really need any more silly electronic gewgaws? They have all the best in top-quality cookware and every random geegaw you can imagine. Fewer examples.
The meaning of GEWGAW is a showy trifle : bauble, trinket. How to use gewgaw in a sentence.
Jul 9, 2024 · gewgaw (plural gewgaws) A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration. [from 15th c.]
Gewgaws, which go on clothing or are worn as jewelry, are small and ornamental little bits of decoration. They’re not valuable or useful. A diamond would never be considered a gewgaw, because it's so precious. Gewgaws are good for brightening up an outfit.
2 meanings: 1. a showy but valueless trinket 2. showy and valueless; gaudy.... Click for more definitions.
Gewgaw definition: something gaudy and useless; trinket; bauble.. See examples of GEWGAW used in a sentence.
gewgaw - cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing. fallal, gaud, trinket, bangle, bauble, novelty. adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness. trinketry - trinkets and other ornaments of dress collectively.
