gimcrack

Definitions


[ˈdʒɪmkrak], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- showy but cheap or badly made
(e.g: plastic gimcrack cookware)


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Origin:
Middle English gibecrake, of unknown origin. Originally a noun, the term denoted some kind of inlaid work in wood, later a fanciful notion or mechanical contrivance, hence a knick-knack


[ˈdʒɪmkrak], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a cheap and showy ornament; a knick-knack


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English gibecrake, of unknown origin. Originally a noun, the term denoted some kind of inlaid work in wood, later a fanciful notion or mechanical contrivance, hence a knick-knack




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