gimcrackery
Americannoun
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cheap, showy, useless trifles, ornaments, trinkets, etc.
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obvious or contrived effects, especially in art, music, literature, etc.
Etymology
Origin of gimcrackery
Example Sentences
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Prague is emerging from the pandemic with less touristic gimcrackery and more local flavor.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
"It eliminates all show business gimcrackery and focuses attention on the music."
From Time Magazine Archive
Despite the gimcrackery, this was a people's holiday; the fireworks high above the harbor were the dazzling signature of a democratic free-for-all, overwhelming the staginess that came before and afterward.
From Time Magazine Archive
A plan dressed in all the gimcrackery of Hollywood was last week mushrooming across the country as an alleged solution for war-plant absenteeism.
From Time Magazine Archive
In effect, then, the foundation of the hat appeared to be a black straw, with a wide, straight brim, the trimming being a gimcrackery sort of material whose name for the moment has escaped me.
From The Gates of Chance by Van Tassel Sutphen
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