Sekirov Dictionary

gimcrack

/ˈd͡ʒɪmkɹæk/

verb 2
adjective 1
noun 1
forms 3

verb2

•
To put together quickly and without much care; to bodge.
- Actually the book is a series of related images (some fresh and sharp) and fragmentary sketches (a few vividly effective), gimcracked together with a semblance of plot and allegory, — 1950
•
To embellish with gimcracks.
- Furthermore many of the peripheral characters and myths that the Disney interests have appropriated over the years have been gimcracked to death, so that they have none of their original integrity . — 1976

adjective1

•
Showy but of poor quality; worthless.
- It was cocking her up with gimcrack notions about ladies till she'd be ashamed to look at her own hands after she had done a day's work with them. — 1876

noun1

•
Something showy but worthless; a bauble or gimmick.
- [H]er mislike of my Dress confirms me, this must be some levvd London Gimcrack, some Play-house haunting Cousin; […] — 1703

forms

gimcracked · gimcracking · gimcracks

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