[jim-krak-uh-ree] 
| 1. | cheap, showy, useless trifles, ornaments, trinkets, etc. |
| 2. | obvious or contrived effects, esp. in art, music, literature, etc. |
| gim·crack (jĭm'krāk') n. A cheap and showy object of little or no use; a gewgaw. adj. Cheap and tasteless; gaudy: "The shelves groan with an array of gimcrack gifts from fans: a stuffed piranha fish ... a ceramic ... bull, a papier-mâché replica of an Apollo moonwalker" (Harry F. Waters). [Possibly alteration of Middle English gibecrake, small ornament.] gim'crack'er·y n. |
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