gimcrack

1 of 2

noun

gim·crack ˈjim-ˌkrak How to pronounce gimcrack (audio)

: a showy object of little use or value : gewgaw

gimcrackery

ˈjim-ˌkra-k(ə-)rē How to pronounce gimcrack (audio)

noun

gimcrack

2 of 2

adjective

: cheap, shoddy

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Gimcrack is one of many peculiar-sounding words that have pervaded our language to refer to something ornamental and of little value. Others include bauble, trinket, knickknack, gewgaw, kickshaw and tchotchke. Bauble appears to be the oldest among the group, with known evidence of usage dating back to the 14th century. The earliest available evidence of gewgaw and kickshaw is from the 16th century, whereas gimcrack and knickknack established themselves in the 17th century. Tchotchke, borrowed from Yiddish, is by far the most recent addition to our language, first appearing as an English word in the 20th century.

Synonyms

Noun

bauble
bibelot
curio
curiosity
doodad
gaud
gewgaw
geegaw
kickshaw
knickknack
nicknack
novelty
ornamental
tchotchke
trinket

Adjective

bad
bargain-basement
bum
cheap
cheapjack
cheesy
coarse
common
crappy [slang]
cut-rate
el cheapo
execrable
inferior
junky
lousy
low-grade
low-rent
mediocre
miserable
poor
rotten
rubbishy
schlock
schlocky
shlock
shlocky
second-rate
shoddy
sleazy
terrible
trashy
trumpery
wretched

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Example Sentences

Noun a remarkable amount of money is spent on gimcracks and other unnecessary items each year their apartment has enough gimcracks to fill up a novelty company's warehouse Adjective a store plastered with “going out of business” signs and notorious for selling gimcrack merchandise

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The inevitable flood tide of gimcrack Biden souvenirs has yet to start in earnest, but there are some.

New York Times, 6 Dec. 2020 So will the border continue to vanish in the face of nativist backlash and a trumpery, gimcrack wall?

Felipe Fernández-armesto, WSJ, 25 June 2018 Science fiction on the screen had been pinched, gimcrack, borderline laughable.

Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2018 The designer Vicki Mortimer has created a set that feels like a gimcrack warehouse, full of old ladders and lights and puppet-stage-like window frames.

Ben Brantley, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2016

gimcrack 1 of 2

adjective

as in cheap

of low quality a store plastered with "going out of business" signs and notorious for selling gimcrack merchandise

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

cheap
inferior
terrible
poor
rotten
trumpery
coarse
bad
rubbishy
cheapjack
common
worthless
schlock
shoddy
useless
wretched
execrable
junky
bum
cheesy
mediocre
trashy
cut-rate
shlocky
crappy
low-rent
counterfeit
schlocky
miserable
shlock
sleazy
bargain-basement
lousy
fake
second-rate
low-grade
meretricious
tawdry
valueless
gaudy
garish
kitsch
swank
kitschy
glitzy
showy
ostentatious
shabby
flashy
el cheapo
lackluster
tacky
indifferent
phony
seedy
splashy
swanky
sham
brummagem
phoney
second-class
ultracheap
supercheap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

superior
excellent
fine
good
first-rate
elegant
first-class
high-grade
tasteful
handsome
top-notch
polished
handcrafted
refined

gimcrack

2 of 2

noun

as in ornamental

a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest a remarkable amount of money is spent on gimcracks and other unnecessary items each year their apartment has enough gimcracks to fill up a novelty company's warehouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

ornamental
ornament
gewgaw
knickknack
souvenir
gaud
bauble
novelty
bibelot
trinket
tchotchke
kickshaw
curio
gimcrackery
collectible
nicknack
trumpery
doodad
trifle
geegaw
bagatelle
collectable
bijouterie
curiosity
virtu
bric-a-brac
trinketry
vertu
memento
figurine
keepsake
objet
conversation piece
objet d'art
collector's item

单词	gimcrack
释义	gimcrack 1 of 2 noun gim·crack ˈjim-ˌkrak : a showy object of little use or value : gewgaw gimcrackery ˈjim-ˌkra-k(ə-)rē noun gimcrack 2 of 2 adjective : cheap, shoddy Did you know? Gimcrack is one of many peculiar-sounding words that have pervaded our language to refer to something ornamental and of little value. Others include bauble, trinket, knickknack, gewgaw, kickshaw and tchotchke. Bauble appears to be the oldest among the group, with known evidence of usage dating back to the 14th century. The earliest available evidence of gewgaw and kickshaw is from the 16th century, whereas gimcrack and knickknack established themselves in the 17th century. Tchotchke, borrowed from Yiddish, is by far the most recent addition to our language, first appearing as an English word in the 20th century. Synonyms Noun bauble bibelot curio curiosity doodad gaud gewgaw geegaw kickshaw knickknack nicknack novelty ornamental tchotchke trinket Adjective bad bargain-basement bum cheap cheapjack cheesy coarse common crappy [slang] cut-rate el cheapo execrable inferior junky lousy low-grade low-rent mediocre miserable poor rotten rubbishy schlock schlocky shlock shlocky second-rate shoddy sleazy terrible trashy trumpery wretched See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun a remarkable amount of money is spent on gimcracks and other unnecessary items each year their apartment has enough gimcracks to fill up a novelty company's warehouse Adjective a store plastered with “going out of business” signs and notorious for selling gimcrack merchandise Recent Examples on the Web Noun The inevitable flood tide of gimcrack Biden souvenirs has yet to start in earnest, but there are some. New York Times, 6 Dec. 2020 So will the border continue to vanish in the face of nativist backlash and a trumpery, gimcrack wall? Felipe Fernández-armesto, WSJ, 25 June 2018 Science fiction on the screen had been pinched, gimcrack, borderline laughable. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2018 The designer Vicki Mortimer has created a set that feels like a gimcrack warehouse, full of old ladders and lights and puppet-stage-like window frames. Ben Brantley, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2016 Word History Etymology Noun origin unknown First Known Use Noun 1676, in the meaning defined above Adjective 1715, in the meaning defined above gimcrack 1 of 2 adjective as in cheap of low quality a store plastered with "going out of business" signs and notorious for selling gimcrack merchandise Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance cheap inferior terrible poor rotten trumpery coarse bad rubbishy cheapjack common worthless schlock shoddy useless wretched execrable junky bum cheesy mediocre trashy cut-rate shlocky crappy low-rent counterfeit schlocky miserable shlock sleazy bargain-basement lousy fake second-rate low-grade meretricious tawdry valueless gaudy garish kitsch swank kitschy glitzy showy ostentatious shabby flashy el cheapo lackluster tacky indifferent phony seedy splashy swanky sham brummagem phoney second-class ultracheap supercheap Antonyms & Near Antonyms superior excellent fine good first-rate elegant first-class high-grade tasteful handsome top-notch polished handcrafted refined See More gimcrack 2 of 2 noun as in ornamental a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest a remarkable amount of money is spent on gimcracks and other unnecessary items each year their apartment has enough gimcracks to fill up a novelty company's warehouse Synonyms & Similar Words ornamental ornament gewgaw knickknack souvenir gaud bauble novelty bibelot trinket tchotchke kickshaw curio gimcrackery collectible nicknack trumpery doodad trifle geegaw bagatelle collectable bijouterie curiosity virtu bric-a-brac trinketry vertu memento figurine keepsake objet conversation piece objet d'art collector's item
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