From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
gimcrack \gim"crack`\, n. [OE., a spruce and pert pretender,
also, a spruce girl, prob. fr. gim + crack lad, boaster.]
A trivial mechanism; a device. --Arbuthnot.
[1913 Webster]
2. A toy; a pretty thing; an ornamental object of no great
value.
Syn: trinket, gewgaw, knickknack, tchotchke.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC] gimcrackery
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gimcrack
adj 1: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring";
"garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts";
"a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
[syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish},
{gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky},
{tatty}, {tawdry}, {trashy}]
n 1: ornamental objects of no great value [syn: {folderal},
{falderol}, {frill}, {gimcrackery}, {gimcrack}, {nonsense},
{trumpery}]
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