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gimcrackery

[jim-krak-uh-ree]

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noun

cheap, showy, useless trifles, ornaments, trinkets, etc.

obvious or contrived effects, especially in art, music, literature, etc.

Origin of gimcrackery

First recorded in 1770–80; gimcrack + -ery

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Historical Examples of gimcrackery

Matilda did very well and only for a moment let the scene slip out of the atmosphere of gimcrackery into the air of life.
Old Mole
Gilbert Cannan
A man who can kiss a woman's hands like that is at liberty to clear the whole house of gimcrackery.
Septimus
William J. Locke