gimcrackery

gim·crack·er·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [jim-krak-uh-ree]
- /ˈdʒɪmˌkræk ə ri/
- /ɡˈɪmkrəkəri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jim-krak-uh-ree]
- /ˈdʒɪmˌkræk ə ri/

Definitions of gimcrackery word

noun gimcrackery cheap, showy, useless trifles, ornaments, trinkets, etc. 1
noun gimcrackery obvious or contrived effects, especially in art, music, literature, etc. 1
noun gimcrackery Tastelessness. 1
noun gimcrackery gimcracks, collectively 0
noun gimcrackery showy but cheap and useless decoration, effects, etc. 0

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Origin of gimcrackery

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1770-80; gimcrack + -ery

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Parts of speech for Gimcrackery

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Gimcrackery

gimcrackery popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

gimcrackery usage trend in Literature

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