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单词 gimcrackeries
释义

gimcrack

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noun

gim·​crack ˈjim-ˌkrak How to pronounce gimcrack (audio)
: a showy object of little use or value : gewgaw
gimcrackery
ˈjim-ˌkra-k(ə-)rē How to pronounce gimcrack (audio)
noun

gimcrack

2 of 2

adjective

: cheap, shoddy

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Gimcrack is one of many peculiar-sounding words that have pervaded our language to refer to something ornamental and of little value. Others include bauble, trinket, knickknack, gewgaw, kickshaw and tchotchke. Bauble appears to be the oldest among the group, with known evidence of usage dating back to the 14th century. The earliest available evidence of gewgaw and kickshaw is from the 16th century, whereas gimcrack and knickknack established themselves in the 17th century. Tchotchke, borrowed from Yiddish, is by far the most recent addition to our language, first appearing as an English word in the 20th century.

Synonyms

Noun

  • bauble
  • bibelot
  • curio
  • curiosity
  • doodad
  • gaud
  • gewgaw
  • geegaw
  • kickshaw
  • knickknack
  • nicknack
  • novelty
  • ornamental
  • tchotchke
  • trinket

Adjective

  • bad
  • bargain-basement
  • bum
  • cheap
  • cheapjack
  • cheesy
  • coarse
  • common
  • crappy [slang]
  • cut-rate
  • el cheapo
  • execrable
  • inferior
  • junky
  • lousy
  • low-grade
  • low-rent
  • mediocre
  • miserable
  • poor
  • rotten
  • rubbishy
  • schlock
  • schlocky
  • shlock
  • shlocky
  • second-rate
  • shoddy
  • sleazy
  • terrible
  • trashy
  • trumpery
  • wretched
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Example Sentences

Noun a remarkable amount of money is spent on gimcracks and other unnecessary items each year their apartment has enough gimcracks to fill up a novelty company's warehouse Adjective a store plastered with “going out of business” signs and notorious for selling gimcrack merchandise
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The inevitable flood tide of gimcrack Biden souvenirs has yet to start in earnest, but there are some. New York Times, 6 Dec. 2020 So will the border continue to vanish in the face of nativist backlash and a trumpery, gimcrack wall? Felipe Fernández-armesto, WSJ, 25 June 2018 Science fiction on the screen had been pinched, gimcrack, borderline laughable. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2018 The designer Vicki Mortimer has created a set that feels like a gimcrack warehouse, full of old ladders and lights and puppet-stage-like window frames. Ben Brantley, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2016

Word History

Etymology

Noun

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun

1676, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1715, in the meaning defined above

gimcrackeries

noun

plural of gimcrackery
as in trumperies

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • trumperies
  • gimcracks
  • bijouteries
  • trinketries
  • kickshaws
  • trinkets
  • bibelots
  • baubles
  • novelties
  • gauds
  • gewgaws
  • knickknacks
  • vertus
  • virtus
  • ornamentals
  • ornaments
  • tchotchkes
  • bric-a-brac
  • trifles
  • bagatelles
  • curios
  • nicknacks
  • geegaws
  • conversation pieces
  • doodads
  • figurines
  • objets d'art
  • curiosities
  • souvenirs
  • keepsakes
  • mementos
  • objets
  • mementoes
  • collectibles
  • collector's items
  • collectables
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