Definition of Gimcrack

something that looks nice but is of poor quality or make

Examples of Gimcrack in a sentence

The seemingly fancy dress that my sister bought is little more than a gimcrack, looking nice but being of rather low quality. 🔊

Many people fall privy to a scam where you buy a gimcrack, which is something that seems nice but is actually subpar. 🔊

Most infomercials try and convince you to buy a gimcrack, some product that they claim to be incredible though it is really just average or outright bad. 🔊

I prefer to make sure I am not buying a gimcrack before I spend my money, as I do not want to buy something just because it looks nice if it really isn’t. 🔊

If you buy some product that is a gimcrack, you will quickly find that it is nowhere near as functional as it seemingly appears. 🔊

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