GIMCRACK


Meaning of GIMCRACK in English

adj. & n.

--adj. showy but flimsy and worthless.

--n. a cheap showy ornament; a knick-knack.

Derivatives:

gimcrackery n. gimcracky adj.

Etymology: ME gibecrake a kind of ornament, of unkn. orig.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.