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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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Origin of gimcrackery

First recorded in 1770–80; gimcrack + -ery

Words nearby gimcrackery

gilthead, Gilyak, gimbals, Gimbel, gimcrack, gimcrackery, gimel, gimlet, gimlet eye, gimmal, gimme
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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. Locke

  • 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

  • At 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
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