showy? worthless? oh, that must be me

Word of the Day
Tuesday April 29, 2008

gimcrack \JIM-krak\, noun:

1. A showy but useless or worthless object; a gewgaw.

adjective:
1. Tastelessly showy; cheap; gaudy.

I like this word. My goal is to use it tomorrow ten times. Let's see how it goes, mates.