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gewgaw
/ˈɡ(j)uɡɔ/
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What does gewgaw mean?
noun
- A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration.
adjective
- Showy; unreal; pretentious.
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/ˈɡ(j)uɡɔ/
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‘Tis a gewgaw to hang in a cabinet or at the end of the tongue, as on the tip of the ear, for ornament only.
These gypsy bands are a happy crowd of vagabonds, looking as though they had never a single care in all the world; the men wear long, flowing hair, and to the ordinary costume of the peasant is added many a gewgaw, worn with a careless jaunty grace that fails not to carry with it a certain charm in spite of unkempt locks and dirty faces.