gimcrack

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.]

gimcrackery gim'crack'er·y n.

noun

A small showy article: bauble, bibelot, gewgaw, knickknack, novelty, toy, trifle, trinket, whatnot. See thing.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: tastelessly showy
  Synonyms: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - prangende men billig og usolid
n. - billigt stads, flitterstads, snurrepiberi

Nederlands (Dutch)
opzichtig maar waardeloos, prul

Français (French)
adj. - de pacotille, en toc
n. - babiole

Deutsch (German)
n. - Tand
adj. - protzig, wertlos

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μπιχλιμπίδι, λιλί
adj. - ψεύτικος, για φιγούρα μόνο

Italiano (Italian)
cianfrusaglia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bugiganga (f)
adj. - sem valor

Русский (Russian)
дешево разукрашенный, показной, дешевые украшения, подделка

Español (Spanish)
adj. - chuchería, baratija, cosa cursi
n. - chuchería, baratija, cosa cursi

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - grannlåt
adj. - grannlåts-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
廉价的, 华而不实的, 小玩意

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 廉價的, 華而不實的
n. - 小玩意

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 허울이 좋은
n. - 겉만 번지르르한 물건

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 安ぴか物
adj. - 安ぴかの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حليه تافهه (صفه) تافه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮צעקני וחסר-ערך‬
n. - ‮קישוט ראוותני וחסר-ערך‬

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