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- Dictionarygim·crack/ˈjimˌkrak/
adjective
- 1. flimsy or poorly made but deceptively attractive: "plastic gimcrack cookware"
noun
- 1. a cheap and showy ornament; a knickknack.
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: a showy object of little use or value : gewgaw. gimcrackery. ˈjim-ˌkra-k (ə-)rē. noun. gimcrack. 2 of 2. adjective. : cheap, shoddy. Did you know? Gimcrack is one of many peculiar-sounding words that have pervaded our language to refer to something ornamental and of little value.
GIMCRACK definition: 1. attractive on the surface but badly made and of no real or permanent value 2. attractive on the…. Learn more.
GIMCRACK meaning: 1. attractive on the surface but badly made and of no real or permanent value 2. attractive on the…. Learn more.
noun. 1. a showy, useless trifle; gewgaw. adjective. 2. showy but useless. SYNONYMS 1. bauble, knickknack, trinket, ornament.
Gimcrack definition: a showy, useless trifle; gewgaw.. See examples of GIMCRACK used in a sentence.
Definitions of gimcrack. adjective. tastelessly showy. synonyms: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy. tasteless. lacking aesthetic or social taste. noun. ornamental objects of no great value. synonyms: falderol, folderal, frill, gimcrackery, nonsense, trumpery. see more.
Define gimcrack. gimcrack synonyms, gimcrack pronunciation, gimcrack translation, English dictionary definition of gimcrack. n. A cheap and showy object of little or no use; a gewgaw. adj. Cheap and tasteless; gaudy: gimcrack souvenirs. gim′crack′er·y n.
Definition of gimcrack adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
How to use . gimcrack in a sentenceAbout two-thirds of the masters have lost their heads, and are trying to produce a gimcrack copy of Eton.
Definitions of 'gimcrack' 1. showy but cheap and useless. [...] 2. a cheap, showy, useless thing. [...] More. Synonyms of 'gimcrack' • cheap, vulgar, tacky (informal), tasteless [...] More. Examples of 'gimcrack' in a sentence.
