junk jewelry

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noun

cheap costume jewelry.

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Origin of junk jewelry

First recorded in 1935–40

I am not the most financially literate person (I would be hard-pressed to articulate the term “junk bond”).
Can Self-Help Books Really Make a New You?|Lizzie Crocker|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What you see is a massive, well-intentioned, legal junk pile.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Steve Garth, who works in Circular Quay, was inside the Cartier jewelry store near the café when the siege began.
Jihadi Siege in Sydney Ends in Gunfight|Courtney Subramanian, Lennox Samuels, Chris Allbritton|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The sharply tailored blazer and weighty jewelry that cling to her body hints at the dominant personality she possesses.
Whip It: Secrets of a Dominatrix|Justin Jones|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

For those in the resource world, every ton of junk that goes into a landfill represents wasted energy.
Garbage In, Power Out|The Daily Beast|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The safe in my study was forced open, and three thousand francs and some valuable jewelry were stolen.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
She was dressed in her brightest skirt and fairly shone with the abundance of cheap jewelry she wore.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
A conspicuous traveling dress is in very bad taste, and jewelry or ornaments of any kind are entirely out of place.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
Above all, never wear jewelry, (unless it be your watch,) or flowers; they are both in excessively bad taste.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
Wearing apparel, furniture, jewelry, even legal expenses incurred in regaining her conjugal rights have been included.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles