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gimcrack

Adjective

∙ Showy but of poor quality; worthless.

Noun

∙ Something showy but worthless; a gimmick or bauble.

BABYLON ENGLISH
gimcrack adj.
worthless, without value
worthless object

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
gimcrack
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; a toy; a pretty thing.
gimcrack
adj : 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, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy]

WORDNET 2.0
gimcrack
Adjective
1. tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
(synonym) brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy
(similar) tasteless, in poor taste(p)

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Gimcrack
Gimcrack (1760 – after 1777) was an English Thoroughbred racehorse.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

WIKTIONARY - Yabla

gimcrack

Adjective

∙ Showy but of poor quality; worthless.

Noun

∙ Something showy but worthless; a gimmick or bauble.

BABYLON ENGLISH
gimcrack adj.
worthless, without value
worthless object

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
gimcrack
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; a toy; a pretty thing.
gimcrack
adj : 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, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy]

WORDNET 2.0
gimcrack
Adjective
1. tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
(synonym) brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy
(similar) tasteless, in poor taste(p)

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Gimcrack
Gimcrack (1760 – after 1777) was an English Thoroughbred racehorse.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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