Gimcrack Definition

jĭmkrăk
noun
A cheap, showy, useless thing.
Webster's New World
adjective
Showy but cheap and useless.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Gimcrack

Noun

Singular:
gimcrack
Plural:
gimcracks

Origin of Gimcrack

  • Possibly alteration of Middle English gibecrake small ornament

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Unknown

    From Wiktionary

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