gimcrack
Americannoun
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of gimcrack
1325–75 for earlier sense; Middle English gib ( e ) crake; compare Middle English gibben to waver (< Old French giber to shake)
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Gewgaw, a shiny trinket Bon Voyage A trinket or a knickknack, an ornament, a kickshaw, a frippery, a gimcrack, a bibelot, a gewgaw .
From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2021
To call this tourist fare is merely to say that its appeal is generic and, yes, a bit gimcrack.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2018
The movie burnishes the image of this visionary C.E.O. even as it tries to peek behind the curtain at the gimcrack machinery of omnipotence.
From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2015
From my little pod I surveyed a vast acreage of gimcrack houses and, beyond, the densely forested peaks of the mountains that surround Medellín.
From The Guardian • Sep. 19, 2015
Burgee's long, low house was indecently plain, without even so much as a gimcrack or bit of gingerbread decoration.
From Sugar Plum by Bretnor, Reginald
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