showy but cheap and useless
Origin of gimcrack
altered from Middle English gibbecrak, an ornament, probably from gibben, to be erratic ( from Old French giber) + crak, a bursting sound a cheap, showy, useless thing
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gimcrack
noun
A cheap and showy object of little or no use; a gewgaw.
adjective
Cheap and tasteless; gaudy: gimcrack souvenirs.
Origin of gimcrack
Possibly alteration of Middle English gibecrake small ornamentRelated Forms:
- gim′crack′er·y
noun
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