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GIMCRACKERY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gimcrackery mean?
• GIMCRACKERY (noun)
The noun GIMCRACKERY has 1 sense:
1. ornamental objects of no great value
Familiarity information: GIMCRACKERY used as a noun 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 ("gimcrackery" is a kind of...):
decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)
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