GIMCRACK


Meaning of GIMCRACK in English

adj. & n.

adj. showy but flimsy and worthless.

n. a cheap showy ornament; a knick-knack. gimcrackery n. gimcracky adj.

[ ME gibecrake a kind of ornament, of unkn. orig. ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.