noun
- showy but worthless trinkets or decorative objects
Usage: informal; often disparaging
Examples
- The tourist shop was filled with cheap geegaws and souvenirs.
- She cleared all the geegaws off her desk to make room for work.
- The antique store had genuine pieces mixed in with worthless geegaws.
- His grandmother’s house was cluttered with colorful geegaws and ornaments.
- The carnival prizes were just plastic geegaws that broke easily.
- She preferred simple decor over rooms filled with geegaws.