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gimcrack

/ˈdʒɪmkræk/
adjective
  1. Showy but cheaply made or of poor quality; tawdry.
    • The gimcrack decorations looked fancy but were made of plastic.
    • The store was full of gimcrack souvenirs that fell apart quickly.
    • He bought a gimcrack watch that stopped working after a week.
Synonyms
cheaptawdry
Antonyms
quality
noun
  1. A cheap, showy object; a trinket or bauble.
    • She collected gimcracks from the dollar store.
    • He dismissed the award as a gimcrack, not worth the metal it was made of.
    • The shelf was lined with colorful gimcracks that had no real value.
Synonyms
trinketbauble
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