gimcrackery

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  1. gimcrack
  2. trumpery
  3. bijouterie
  4. gewgaw
  5. bauble
  6. ornamental
  7. knickknack
  8. bric-a-brac
Noun
  • January is a multiplex clearance sale, littered with horror movies as gimcrack as the unsold toys wheeled out after the holidays.
    — A.A. Dowd, Chron, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The movie works hard to be a soulfully offbeat kiddie entertainment, an antidote to the gimcrack cynicism that has ruled too many cartoon-cutup-in-the-land-of-live-action Hollywood products.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022
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  • What was the strategic benefit to the US of all this geopolitical trumpery?
    — Peter Bergen, CNN, 28 May 2022
Definition of trumpery
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  • At the Studio City market, Sunrise Organic Farm — a relatively new entrant into the game of fruit and vegetable musical chairs that is the Southern California farmers market system — has had tables loaded with cherry toms like a bijouterie counter.
    — Amy ScattergoodStaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2019
Definition of bijouterie
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  • The Babylon Bee posted a satirical video suggesting that if a female president was mercurial — launching foreign wars, trade wars and petty feuds — and focusing on gewgaws and shoes, she’d be endlessly belittled.
    — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
  • Loaded to the gills with all-wheel drive, digital gewgaws and two-tone leather interior, my racy coupe stickered for $62,000 — a healthy $20,000 cheaper than a comparable BMW M4 coupe.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 28 Dec. 2019
Definition of gewgaw
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  • Margot Robbie is just the latest to borrow a bauble from Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry box.
    — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
  • Nearby Lost Art Jewelry sells handmade baubles by a master goldsmith.
    — Shilo Urban, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
Definition of bauble
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  • Gardeners can naturally reduce beetle populations and protect their landscapes by planting geraniums among more susceptible ornamentals.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
  • While the company has changed its product over the years, from produce to ornamentals, he's always grown to serve his local community.
    — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 25 June 2026
Definition of ornamental
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  • But so can characters pushing the knickknack/plaything boundary, like porcelain figurines and piggy banks.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 18 June 2026
  • A lot of those people have Victoria Baumann and Charlie Moreton to thank, the father-daughter duo behind Victoria Essie Studio that produces fidget toys and other knickknacks out of their homes in North Carolina.
    — Jennifer Liu Valentina Duarte, CNBC, 14 June 2026
Definition of knickknack
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  • The Ghastly Grotto started its life as a simple CostCo shed, but Mitchell has since turned it into a full-scale tiki bar, with niches and grottos packed with art, figurines and other bric-a-brac, all with a ghoulish bent.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
  • Clean Up Your Mess To be fair, some booths at antiques stores are a hot mess, with junk piled high like bric-a-brac Jenga.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of bric-a-brac
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