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GIMCRACK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gimcrack mean?
• GIMCRACK (noun)
The noun GIMCRACK has 1 sense:
1. ornamental objects of no great value
Familiarity information: GIMCRACK used as a noun is very rare.
• GIMCRACK (adjective)
The adjective GIMCRACK has 1 sense:
1. tastelessly showy
Familiarity information: GIMCRACK used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ornamental objects of no great value
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
falderol; folderal; frill; gimcrack; gimcrackery; nonsense; trumpery
Hypernyms ("gimcrack" is a kind of...):
decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tastelessly showy
Synonyms:
brassy; cheap; flash; flashy; garish; gaudy; gimcrack; loud; meretricious; tacky; tatty; tawdry; trashy
Context example:
tawdry ornaments
Similar:
tasteless (lacking aesthetic or social taste)
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