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Showy But Cheap Or Badly Made Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is GIMCRACK which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: GIMCRACK

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199%8Exact Match!
229%6Cheap and showy ornament
329%9Cheap and showy

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "GIMCRACK" which means:

    noun
  • • Ornamental objects of no great value
  • adjective satellite
  • • Tastelessly showy
  • verb
  • • To put together quickly and without much care; to bodge.
  • • To embellish with gimcracks.
  • adjective
  • • Showy but of poor quality; worthless.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The gift shop was full of cheap gimcracks."
  • • "She bought a gimcrack souvenir as a memento of her trip."

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