noun
- showy but worthless trinkets or ornaments
Usage: plural form; often dismissive
Examples
- The tourist shop was filled with cheap gewgaws and souvenirs.
- She dismissed the jewelry as mere gewgaws not worth buying.
- The antique store had genuine pieces mixed in with worthless gewgaws.
- He spent his money on gewgaws instead of saving for something important.
- The decorator warned against cluttering the room with too many gewgaws.
- Children are often attracted to colorful gewgaws at the carnival.