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   gim·crack

   /ˈjimˌkrak/

   adjective

   • 1. flimsy or poorly made but deceptively attractive: "plastic gimcrack cookware"

   noun

   • 1. a cheap and showy ornament; a knickknack.

   Word Origin Middle Englishgibecrake, of unknown origin. Originally a noun, the term denoted some kind of inlaid work in wood, later a fanciful notion or mechanical contrivance, hence a knickknack.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gimcrackery noun

   Scrabble Points: 19

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