Gewgaw vs. Gimcrack

Gewgawnoun

A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration.

Gewgawadjective

Showy; unreal; pretentious.

Gewgawnoun

A showy trifle; a toy; a splendid plaything; a pretty but worthless bauble.

Gewgawadjective

Showy; unreal; pretentious.

Gewgawnoun

cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing

Gimcrackadjective

Showy but of poor quality; worthless.

Gimcracknoun

Something showy but worthless; a gimmick or bauble.

Gimcrackverb

(transitive) To put together quickly and without much care; to bodge.

Gimcrackverb

(transitive) To embellish with gimcracks.

Gimcracknoun

A trivial mechanism; a device.

Gimcracknoun

A toy; a pretty thing; an ornamental object of no great value.

Gimcrackadjective

tastelessly showy;

Gimcrack

Gimcrack (1760 – after 1777) was an English thoroughbred racehorse.