gewgaw
noun
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Synonyms for gewgaw
Synonyms
bauble, bibelot, curio, curiosity, doodad, gaud, gimcrack, kickshaw, knickknack (also nicknack), novelty, ornamental, tchotchke, trinket
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Giveaways are a universal phenomenon, but Silicon Valley has made free gewgaws and gadgets an integral part of its culture. — Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com, "The internet promised us a world without borders. Ooops," 24 July 2019 The nihilistic gewgaw, vacuous and vulgar, instead embodies the mythos that can be manufactured in a crude market-culture that primarily values art as a luxury asset. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Unicorns are just one of the wild rides in the Getty’s marvelous ‘Book of Beasts’," 23 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gewgaw.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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gewgaw
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