Definition of gewgaw Gewgaw

/gjuˈgɑ/ - [gyuga] - gew•gaw

We found 7 definitions of gewgaw from 5 different sources.

What does gewgaw mean?

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Noun
gewgaw - cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
		bangle, bauble, gaud, novelty, fallal, trinket
		adornment the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting
		trinketry trinkets and other ornaments of dress collectively

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gewgaw (Noun)
A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration.
gewgaw (Adjective)
Showy; unreal; pretentious.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

gewgaw (n.)
A showy trifle; a toy; a splendid plaything; a pretty but worthless bauble.
gewgaw (a.)
Showy; unreal; pretentious.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

gewgaw
gū′gaw, n. a toy: a bauble.—adj. showy without value. [Acc. to Skeat, a reduplicated form of A.S. gifan, to give; preserved also in Northern Eng., as giff-gaff, interchange of intercourse.]

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gewgaw, noun, singular of gewgaws.

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