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gewgaw definition

gew·gaw (gyo̵̅o̅′gô′)

noun

something showy but useless and of little value; trinket

Etymology: ME giuegoue, gugaw, redupl. < ?

adjective

showy but useless

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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