Meaning & use
Gewgaws
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Showy but essentially worthless trinkets or ornaments.
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The souvenir shop was crammed with gewgaws that tourists bought and quickly forgot about.
She cleared out a drawer full of gewgaws collected from decades of vacations.
A note on using this word
The origin of "gewgaw" is uncertain, but it has been in English since at least the 13th century, always carrying a slightly dismissive tone.
Words with a similar meaning
trinketsbaublesknickknacks
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Words with an opposite meaning
heirloomsvaluables
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