Monday, October 11, 2010

Today's Word: Gimcrack

Gimcrack \jim-krak\: noun

a showy object of little use or value


Example: The silver yo-yo that Jerry kept on his office desk was a gimcrack he had won as a carnival prize many years ago.
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4 comments:

  1. LizardOctober 12, 2010 at 12:57 AM

    grimcrack? lmao.

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  2. Skutt Panda POOctober 12, 2010 at 1:38 AM

    aha i undestand :))
    ty verry much lolz:)

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  3. SkimboshOctober 12, 2010 at 6:51 AM

    Yeah I won't even bother with my wrong-word-usage as 'grimcrack' sells itself.
    What an odd word though.

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  4. DamienOctober 12, 2010 at 12:15 PM

    Oh hey, I like this. Gimcrack. New word learned!

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