Definition
The quality of being showy yet cheap and insubstantial; a collection of gimcrack items or behavior characterized by ostentatious worthlessness.
Etymology
Derived from gimcrack with the addition of the '-ery' suffix (as in 'trickery' or 'cookery'), creating an abstract noun describing either the collection of such items or the practice of making/valuing them.
Kelly Says
The '-ery' suffix used here is fascinating because it transforms nouns into abstract concepts of practice or behavior—'gimcrackery' isn't just bad objects, it's the entire culture of preferring flash over substance, a criticism that's been leveled at consumer culture for 300 years.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Ornament
or-na-ment
ARالعربية
شيء زخرفي
she-i zakh-re-fi
CACatalà
gimcrackery
gim-crack-er-ee
CSČeština
kutilství
ku-til-st-vi
DEDeutsch
Schnickschnackerei
shn-ik-shn-ak-er-ee
ELΕλληνικά
πολυτελή
po-li-te-li
ESEspañol
chiflería
chi-fle-ree-a
FAفارسی
چیزهای تجملی
chee-ze-ha-ye taj-meli
FISuomi
koriste
ko-ri-ste
FRFrançais
friponnerie
frip-on-ner-ee
HAHA
gimcrackery
gim-crack-er-ee
HEעברית
דבר זול
daber zool
HIहिन्दी
तैयारी
tay-ya-ree
IDBahasa Indonesia
pernak-pernik
per-nak-per-nik
IGIG
gimcrackery
gim-crack-er-ee
ITItaliano
accessori
ak-ses-so-ree
KKKK
gimcrackery
gim-crack-er-ee
MSBahasa Melayu
perhiasan
per-hi-asan
MYမြန်မာ
အပြင်ပြင်
a-pyin-pyin
PLPolski
gadżety
gad-zet-ee
PTPortuguês
bricolagem
bree-koh-lah-gem
RORomână
trăsnet
tra-snet
RUРусский
барахло
ba-ra-hlo
SVSvenska
prydnad
pryd-nad
SWKiswahili
kicheo
ki-che-o
TAதமிழ்
அலங்காரம்
alan-ga-ra-m
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న పనులు
chinna panu-lu
THไทย
ของประดับ
kong pra-dub
TLTL
gimcrackery
gim-crack-er-ee
TRTürkçe
süs eşyası
süs eh-ya-si
UKУкраїнська
безглуздя
bez-gluz-dya
VITiếng Việt
đồ trang trí
doh trang tri
YOYO
gimcrackery
gim-crack-er-ee
ZH中文
花哨的东西
huā shào de dōng xi