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Adjective: gimcrack  'jim,krak
  1. Tastelessly showy
    "a gimcrack car";
    - brassy [informal], cheap, flash [informal], flashy, garish, gaudy, loud, meretricious, tacky [informal], tatty [informal], tawdry, trashy
Noun: gimcrack  'jim,krak
  1. Ornamental objects of no great value
    - falderal, falderol, frill, gimcrackery, nonsense, trumpery [archaic], folderol [archaic]

Derived forms: gimcracks

See also: tasteless

Type of: decoration, ornament, ornamentation

Encyclopedia: Gimcrack