Definition
Characteristic of or resembling a gimcrack; cheap, showy, and of poor quality or durability.
Etymology
Formed from gimcrack with the '-y' adjectival suffix (as in 'lucky' from 'luck'), creating an adjective that describes things possessing gimcrack qualities.
Kelly Says
The adjective 'gimcracky' is delightfully specific—it doesn't just mean 'bad,' it means 'attractive-looking but fundamentally worthless in a particular flashy way,' capturing a specific aesthetic judgment that's older than modern consumer culture but perfectly describes it.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُزَخرف
mu-za-kh-raf
CACatalà
superficial
su-per-fi-si-al
CSČeština
okázalý
o-ka-za-lyy
DADansk
overfladisk
o-ver-fla-disk
DEDeutsch
Mackenhaft
mak-ən-haft
ELΕλληνικά
φανταστικό
fan-tas-ti-ko
ESEspañol
caprichoso
ka-pri-cho-so
FISuomi
pintapuolis
pin-ta-poo-lis
FRFrançais
frivol
fʁi.vɔl
IDBahasa Indonesia
pamer
pa-mer
ITItaliano
frivolo
fri-vo-lo
JA日本語
飾り気のある
ka-zari-ki-a-ru
KMKM
ការប្រព្រឹត្ត
ka-ar-pra-p-ret
KO한국어
겉치레로운
geot-chi-re-ro-un
MSBahasa Melayu
pamer
pa-mer
MYမြန်မာ
ပြင်ဆင်
pyin-shin
NLNederlands
oppervlakkig
op-per-vla-kik
NONorsk
ypperlig
yper-lig
PLPolski
pomyślny
po-mysl-ny
PTPortuguês
superficial
su-per-fi-si-al
RUРусский
бахвальный
bahv-al-nyy
SVSvenska
ypperlig
yper-lig
SWKiswahili
uchafuzi
oo-cha-foo-zi
TAதமிழ்
அலங்காரம்
a-lan-ga-a-ram
TEతెలుగు
అలంకారం
a-lan-ka-a-ram
TLTL
pagmamayab
pa-gma-may-ab
TRTürkçe
süslenmiş
su-s-le-nish
UKУкраїнська
витребляючий
vy-treb-la-y-uchiy
VITiếng Việt
phô trương
fo truong