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gimcrackery
[ jim-krak-uh-ree ]
/ ˈdʒɪmˌkræk ə ri /
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noun
cheap, showy, useless trifles, ornaments, trinkets, etc.
obvious or contrived effects, especially in art, music, literature, etc.
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How to use gimcrackery in a sentence
A man who can kiss a woman's hands like that is at liberty to clear the whole house of gimcrackery.
Septimus|William J. LockeMatilda 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 CannanAt best soldiers are evils of the earth, and the pomp and pageantry of war mere gimcrackery.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England, Vol. I (of 4).--1841-1857|Charles L. Graves