gimcrackery

gim·crack

G0127500 (jĭm′krăk′)n. A cheap and showy object of little or no use; a gewgaw.adj. Cheap and tasteless; gaudy: gimcrack souvenirs.

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[Possibly alteration of Middle English gibecrake, small ornament.]

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gim′crack′er·y n.

gim•crack•er•y

(ˈdʒɪmˌkræk ə ri)

n. 1. cheap, showy, useless ornaments, trinkets, etc. 2. obvious or contrived effects, esp. in art, music, literature, etc. [1770–80]

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gimcrackery - ornamental objects of no great valuefalderol, folderal, gimcrack, nonsense, trumpery, frilldecoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify

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