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gimcrack::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | falderol, folderal, frill, gimcrackery, nonsense, trumpery |
| Type of | decoration, ornament, ornamentation |
Examples of gimcrack
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This means turning the shiny, gimcrack world posited by New Labour on its head.
From the guardian.co.uk
Even so, its pale-biscuit siding was gimcrack vinyl, its chalk-white trim a flimsy metal.
From the guardian.co.uk
It's both fascinating and unnerving with its gimcrack gadgets and reputation for being haunted.
From the post-gazette.com
The scooped-out gimcrack is nothing more than a TV antenna.
From the time.com
The Nazis sought his help, hoping for some stardust from a real ex-empire to give lustre to their gimcrack one.
From the economist.com
But the scars of the Soviet era, and the gaudy gimcrack results of 20 years of crony capitalism, are visible too.
From the economist.com
We were already, on the Central front, maintaining great labour forces over equally gimcrack lines of communication.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Today the ceramic gimcrack is coming back, this time destined as much for museums as for the coffee table, and in a radically different form.
From the time.com
It serves food grounded in no particular ethnic or regional cuisine in settings bewilderingly overstuffed with pop-culture images and gimcrack Americana.
From the time.com
- Brassy: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
- Folderal: ornamental objects of no great value
- Gimcrack (1760-?) was an English Thoroughbred racehorse stallion sired by Cripple, a son of the Godolphin Arabian, his dam Miss Elliot was by (Grisewood's) Partner.
- Something showy but worthless; a gimmick or bauble; Showy but of poor quality; worthless
- This is an unusual race. The males have four arms and two legs and the females have four arms and four legs. They come from a planet called "Gimnee" on the edge of the galaxy. The race is ruled by a Queen, "DeBonness". ...
