gimcrack vs gimcrackery what difference

what is difference between gimcrack and gimcrackery

English

Alternative forms

• jimcrack

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪmkɹæk/

Adjective

gimcrack (not comparable)

1. Showy but of poor quality; worthless.

Noun

gimcrack (plural gimcracks)

1. Something showy but worthless; a gimmick or bauble.
   • 1847–1848, William Thackeray, Vanity Fair:

     […] he came home to find […] honest Swartz in her favourite amber-coloured satin, with turquoise bracelets, countless rings, flowers, feathers, and all sorts of tags and gimcracks, about as elegantly decorated as a she chimney-sweep on May-day.

Derived terms

• gimcrackery

Verb

gimcrack (third-person singular simple present gimcracks, present participle gimcracking, simple past and past participle gimcracked)

1. (transitive) To put together quickly and without much care; to bodge.
2. (transitive) To embellish with gimcracks.

English

Etymology

gimcrack +‎ -ery

Noun

gimcrackery (countable and uncountable, plural gimcrackeries)

1. tastelessness

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