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
  • Alan Titchmarsh Tends To Gardening Channel The Christmas trees and their baubles are down for another year, but horticultural legend Alan Titchmarsh wants to keep the world green-fingered throughout the year.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The fragile baubles were embellished with tiny beads and sequins and stuffed with dryer lint—Big Mama was notoriously frugal.
    Katie Akin, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • While deicers are frequently necessary for safety reasons, these products can damage your plants, causing lawns and ornamentals to turn brown and die back.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2025
  • These vertically growing junipers are used as privacy screens and backdrops for other ornamentals.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Special Items Whether antiques, cherished knickknacks, or heirlooms, items that are very delicate and/or precious to the customer are typically items house cleaners won’t want to mess with in order to cut down the risk of damaging them.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Live map California fire map: Track this fire live A retired pharmacist, Kelley was known for keeping her home clean, dusting every corner of the house, decorating it with family photos and knickknacks that gave the house a cozy, welcoming feel.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 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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