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gimcrackery

[jim-krak-uh-ree]

noun

cheap, showy, useless trifles, ornaments, trinkets, etc.

obvious or contrived effects, especially in art, music, literature, etc.

Origin:
1770–80; gimcrack + -ery

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gimcrack (ˈdʒɪmˌkræk)

—*adj*
1.	cheap; shoddy

—n
2.	a cheap showy trifle or gadget

[C18: changed from C14 gibecrake little ornament, of unknown origin]

'gimcrackery

—n

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