gimcrack

gim·crack (j

)

A cheap and showy object of little or no use; a gewgaw.

adj.

Cheap and tasteless; gaudy: "The shelves groan with an array of gimcrack gifts from fans: a stuffed piranha fish ... a ceramic ... bull, a papier-mâché replica of an Apollo moonwalker" (Harry F. Waters).

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

gimcracker·y n.

gimcrack [ˈdʒɪmˌkræk]

adj

cheap; shoddy

a cheap showy trifle or gadget

[changed from C14 gibecrake little ornament, of unknown origin]

gimcrackery n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	gimcrack - ornamental objects of no great value falderol, folderal, gimcrackery, nonsense, trumpery, frill decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify
Adj.	1.	gimcrack - tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, tawdry, trashy, brassy, cheap, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty tasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste

gimcrack

adjective cheap, vulgar, tacky (informal), tasteless, naff (Brit. slang), shoddy, gaudy, tawdry, trashy, rubbishy a gift shop selling gimcrack badges, keyrings and bottle openers

Translations

gimcrack [ˈdʒɪmkræk] ADJ [furniture] → de pacotilla

gimcrack

adj → billig; furniture, toys also → minderwertig

gimcrack [ˈdʒɪmˌkræk] adj (pej) → dozzinale

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bauble
brassy
falderol
flashy
folderal
garish
gaudy
gimcrackery
Gimmer
Jimcrack
knick-knack
meretricious
novelty
plaything
rubbishy
tacky
tatty
tawdry
tinny

When he comes back he writes books--queer, odd books, they say, about some gimcrack he's found in them heathen countries.

Pollyanna by Porter, Eleanor H. View in context

I had the smith's reverence now, because I was apparently immensely prosperous and rich; I could have had his adoration if I had had some little gimcrack title of nobility.

A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context

Th' old squire looked up at this, and peered in his way at the screen, and said, 'One pound thirteen for a gimcrack like that

Adam Bede by Eliot, George View in context

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