1. a showy but worthless ornament or trinket
Usage: often disparaging

Examples

• The tourist shop was filled with cheap gewgaws and souvenirs.
• She dismissed the expensive jewelry as mere gewgaws.
• The antique store displayed colorful gewgaws in the front window.
• He spent his allowance on gewgaws at the carnival.
• The decorator warned against cluttering the room with gewgaws.
• Children are often attracted to shiny gewgaws and toys.