gimcrack
adjective
[ ˈdʒɪmkrak ]
• showy but cheap or badly made.
• "plastic gimcrack cookware"
Similar:
shoddy,
jerry-built,
badly built,
flimsy,
insubstantial,
rickety,
ramshackle,
thrown together,
makeshift,
inferior,
poor-quality,
second-rate,
third-rate,
low-grade,
cheap,
cheapjack,
tawdry,
kitschy,
trashy,
crude,
tinny,
tacky,
tatty,
junky,
ropy,
duff,
rubbish,
rubbishy,
grotty,
gimcrack
noun
• a cheap and showy ornament; a knick-knack.
Origin:
Middle English gibecrake, of unknown origin. Originally a noun, the term denoted some kind of inlaid work in wood, later a fanciful notion or mechanical contrivance, hence a knick-knack.
