Definitions for gimcrackery

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gimcrackery gim·crack·er·y

Spelling: [jim-krak-uh-ree]

IPA: /ˈdʒɪmˌkræk ə ri/

Gimcrackery is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 28 points.

You can make 464 anagrams from letters in gimcrackery (accegikmrry).

Definitions for gimcrackery

noun

1. cheap, showy, useless trifles, ornaments, trinkets, etc.
2. obvious or contrived effects, especially in art, music, literature, etc.

Origin of gimcrackery

First recorded in 1770-80; gimcrack + -ery

Examples for gimcrackery

Matilda did very well and only for a moment let the scene slip out of the atmosphere of gimcrackery into the air of life.

A man who can kiss a woman's hands like that is at liberty to clear the whole house of gimcrackery.