Dictionary.com's word of the day today is gimcrack, a lovely little locution to lay on the Jameses in your life:
gimcrack \JIM-krak\, noun:
1. A showy but useless or worthless object; a gewgaw.
adjective:
1. Tastelessly showy; cheap; gaudy.
Use it three times today and this little gimcrack of a term will be the cornerstone of your vocabulary!
Honorable mention goes to gewgaw. Who knew?
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