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JIM-krak
noun, adjective
a flashy object of little or no value; a flashy object with no practical use
1868The Huge HunterNo, I see how it works; them 'ere thingumbobs and gimcracks do it all.'1922Ulysses...she broke off the hand off that little gimcrack statue with her roughness…1954The Doors of PerceptionThis suffocating interior of a dime-store ship was my own personal self; these gimcrack mobiles of tin and plastic were my personal contributions to the universe.1962The Spy Who Loved Me...I was very happy to be back in it after my brief taste of the rackety round of Chelsea pubs and gimcrack journalism…Labels: Aldous Huxley, Edward S. Ellis, Ian Fleming, James Joyce
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