obvious or contrived effects, esp. in art, music, literature, etc
Word origin
[1770–80; gimcrack + -ery]This word is first recorded in the period 1770–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: advisory, international, jungle, red flag, shotgun-ery is a suffix of nouns denoting occupation, business, calling or condition, place orestablishment, goods or products, things collectively, qualities, actions, etc. Otherwords that use the affix -ery include: bakery, cutlery, fishery, trickery, witchery
Examples of 'gimcrackery' in a sentence
gimcrackery
What miracles would be enough to satisfy a world accustomed to magic gimcrackery on television?