1. Plural of gimcrackery; cheap, showy, or poorly made objects or trinkets; tasteless ornaments or decorations.
Usage: Usually plural; refers to collections or instances of gimcrack items; Informal; often used critically to describe low-quality merchandise
2. Showy but insubstantial or unreliable behavior, methods, or practices; trickery or deception.
Usage: Figurative use; less common than the literal sense

Examples

• The tourist shop was filled with gimcrackeries—plastic souvenirs and mass-produced decorations.
• She dismissed the carnival prizes as mere gimcrackeries not worth winning.
• The antique dealer refused to stock gimcrackeries, preferring authentic period pieces.
• His office was cluttered with gimcrackeries he'd collected from various trips.
• The store's window display featured colorful gimcrackeries that caught children's eyes.
• Despite the fancy packaging, the products were just gimcrackeries designed to fool buyers.