Definition of Gewgaw
something that is flashy or showy but ultimately useless or pointless
Examples of Gewgaw in a sentence
If you ask me, an expensive sports car is little more than a gewgaw, since it doesn’t do anything that a regular car doesn’t do with just a little less style. 🔊
Name brand jeans are nothing more than a gewgaw, being no different than regular jeans and therefore serving no actual special purpose. 🔊
There are many products that are supposedly better than others, but if they do not perform better than those other products they are nothing more than a gewgaw. 🔊
The most obvious example of a gewgaw in the modern military is the battleship, a warship that looks intimidating and powerful but is no longer a truly viable combat vehicle. 🔊
A bomber is mostly considered a gewgaw in the modern air force, because even though they look powerful, their role is often easily handled by regular strike fighters. 🔊
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