gewgaw [noun]

Definition of gewgaw:

  • A showy thing, especially one that is useless or worthless.
  • A trinket or bauble.

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Sentence/Example of gewgaw:

The shop was filled with cheap gewgaws.

She bought a colorful gewgaw from the market as a souvenir.

The children were fascinated by the bright gewgaws on the shelf.

His desk was cluttered with various gewgaws.

She decorated her room with gewgaws from her travels.

The carnival was selling all sorts of plastic gewgaws.

He couldn't resist buying the shiny gewgaw despite knowing it was useless.

Her jewelry box was full of gewgaws.

The tourist trap was filled with overpriced gewgaws.

She received a gewgaw as a gift, but it quickly broke.

The antique store had a mix of valuable items and gewgaws.

The children traded gewgaws at the school fair.

He spent his allowance on a silly gewgaw.

The flea market had tables full of gewgaws and trinkets.

She liked collecting gewgaws, even if they had no real value.

His suitcase was full of gewgaws from his trip.

The little gewgaw caught her eye in the store window.

They gave away gewgaws as party favors.

Her Christmas tree was adorned with gewgaws.

He was disappointed to find that the "antique" he bought was just a gewgaw.