gimcrack

Meaning

Adj

Showy but of poor quality; worthless.

Noun

Something showy but worthless; a bauble or gimmick.

Verb

1. To put together quickly and without much care; to bodge.
2. To embellish with gimcracks.

Synonyms

trashy

gimcrackery

gaudy

flash

flashy

frill

garish

bauble

brassy

cheap

loud

meretricious

nonsense

tacky

tatty

tawdry

trumpery

falderol

folderal

showy without real worth

rubbishy

scummy

shitty

shitey

for the birds

not worth a plug nickel

tinsel

drossy

trinket

of bad quality

gewgaw

duff

inconsequential

kickshaw

kitsch

knick knack

worthless

sheep in a tiger’s skin

nicknack

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɪmkɹæk/

Etymology

Unknown.