gimcrackery

[ jim-krak-uh-ree ]

noun

1. cheap, showy, useless trifles, ornaments, trinkets, etc.
2. obvious or contrived effects, especially in art, music, literature, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gimcrackery¹

First recorded in 1770–80; gimcrack + -ery

Example Sentences

A man who can kiss a woman's hands like that is at liberty to clear the whole house of gimcrackery.

From Project Gutenberg

Matilda did very well and only for a moment let the scene slip out of the atmosphere of gimcrackery into the air of life.

From Project Gutenberg

At best soldiers are evils of the earth, and the pomp and pageantry of war mere gimcrackery.

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