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Adjective: gimcrack  'jim`krak
  1. Tastelessly showy
    - brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy, schlocky []
Noun: gimcrack  'jim`krak
  1. Ornamental objects of no great value
    - folderal [non-standard], falderol, frill, gimcrackery, nonsense, trumpery [archaic], falderal

Derived forms: gimcracks

See also: tasteless

Type of: decoration, ornament, ornamentation

Encyclopedia: Gimcrack