gimcrackery

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Noun
  • January is a multiplex clearance sale, littered with horror movies as gimcrack as the unsold toys wheeled out after the holidays.
    A.A. Dowd, Chron, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The movie works hard to be a soulfully offbeat kiddie entertainment, an antidote to the gimcrack cynicism that has ruled too many cartoon-cutup-in-the-land-of-live-action Hollywood products.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022
Noun
  • What was the strategic benefit to the US of all this geopolitical trumpery?
    Peter Bergen, CNN, 28 May 2022
  • So will the border continue to vanish in the face of nativist backlash and a trumpery, gimcrack wall?
    Felipe Fernández-Armesto, WSJ, 25 June 2018
Noun
  • But there’s much more to the apartment than a mere accumulation of objets de vertu.
    Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Crawford is an inveterate collector, a hunter-gatherer par excellence, and her home is a testament to decades spent amassing oddities and objets de vertu of every stripe.
    Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 28 June 2024
Noun
  • Words that foiled spellers included chrysal, athanor, cloxacillin, heliconius, torticollis, platylepadid and gewgaw, and at one point judges had to review a video replay to determine whether a speller said the letter I or Y.
    New York Times, New York Times, 9 July 2021
  • And how nice to see Cynthia Erivo — to really see the woman and not have her overwhelmed by an elaborate mishmash of ruffles and gewgaws.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2020
Noun
  • Located in Place Kléber, the 30-meter-high tree is decorated with seven kilometers of fairy lights and 400 baubles.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Shelves are lined with clocks, baubles, bottles and other charming knickknacks that give off an old-world feel.
    Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • These vertically growing junipers are used as privacy screens and backdrops for other ornamentals.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Other foxtail plants were not in the photo but nearby ornamentals appeared to be suffering from excessive water too.
    Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Old Town is also a good place to get souvenirs, with there being plenty of gift shops to get some Arizona knickknacks.
    Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024
  • While displays of photos, dollar bills and knickknacks above bottles of bourbon are pretty typical in neighborhood dives, the vibe of the corner bar at 412 N. Fifth St. in Kansas City, Kansas, is its own thing.
    Allison Dikanovic, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The pink-and-brown Mar-a-Lago mansion was built in 1927 and is filled with an eclectic array of tapestries, sculptures, antiques, bric-a-brac, marble bathtubs, saunas, leopard skins, a two-ton dining table that seats 50 and other one-of-a-kind furnishings.
    Miami Herasld Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Like the larger market to the north, the flea market at Vanves is home to vintage rugs and clothes, vinyl records, antique jewelry, and other retro bric-a-brac.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2024
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