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   gimcrack

   /ˈdʒɪmkrak/

   adjective

   • 1. showy but cheap or badly made: "plastic gimcrack cookware"

   noun

   • 1. a cheap and showy ornament; a knick-knack.

   Word Origin Middle Englishgibecrake, of unknown origin. Originally a noun, the term denoted some kind of inlaid work in wood, later a fanciful notion or mechanical contrivance, hence a knick-knack.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gimcrackery noun

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   Gimcrack is a noun or adjective that means a showy object of little use or value, or cheap and shoddy. Learn its synonyms, examples, word history and origin from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Gimcrack is a disapproving adjective that means attractive on the surface but badly made and of no real or permanent value. Learn more about its synonyms, usage and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Gimcrack is an adjective that means attractive on the surface but badly made and of no real or permanent value. Learn more about its synonyms, usage and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGIMCRACK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Gimcrack is an adjective meaning cheap or shoddy, or a noun meaning a cheap showy trifle or gadget. Learn the word origin, synonyms, examples and usage of gimcrack from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Gimcrack definition: a showy, useless trifle; gewgaw.. See examples of GIMCRACK used in a sentence.

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   Gimcrack is a noun meaning a cheap and showy object of little or no use, or an adjective meaning cheap and tasteless. Find the origin, translations, and related words of gimcrack in this comprehensive online dictionary.

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   Definitions of gimcrack. adjective. tastelessly showy. synonyms: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy. tasteless. lacking aesthetic or social taste. noun. ornamental objects of no great value. synonyms: falderol, folderal, frill, gimcrackery, nonsense, trumpery. see more.