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gimcrack
[ jim-krak ]
adjective
- showy but useless.
gimcrack
/ ˈdʒɪmˌkræk /
adjective
- cheap; shoddy
noun
- a cheap showy trifle or gadget
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Derived Forms
- ˈgimˌcrackery, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gimcrack1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gimcrack1
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Example Sentences
About two-thirds of the masters have lost their heads, and are trying to produce a gimcrack copy of Eton.
When gazing at it one gazed at the ruin, not of a cottage or of a gimcrack villa, but at the ruins of a palace.
I was never one to jump to gimcrack conclusions, and I said as much with perhaps more candour than the occasion required.
Dominating the town is the two-or three-story “Queen Hotel,” the last word in flamboyant, gimcrack hideousness.
There were many flowers in the room—some in Cloisonne vases, others in gimcrack vessels such as are bought at country fairs.
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