Definitions for Gimcrack
ˈdʒɪmˌkrækgim·crack

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. folderal, falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, nonsense, trumperyadjective

   ornamental objects of no great value

2. brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashyadjective

   tastelessly showy

   "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gimcracknoun

   Something showy but worthless; a gimmick or bauble.

2. gimcrackadjective

   Showy but of poor quality; worthless.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gimcracknoun

   A slight or trivial mechanism.

   Etymology: Supposed by Stephen Skinner to be ludicrously formed from gin, derived from engine.

   For though these gimcracks were away,
   However, more reduc’d and plain,
   The watch would still a watch remain;
   But if the horal orbit ceases,
   The whole stands still, or breaks to pieces. Matthew Prior.

   What’s the meaning of all these trangrams and gimcracks? What, in the name of wonder, are you going about, jumping over my master’s hedges, and running your lines cross his grounds? John Arbuthnot, Hist. of J. Bull.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gimcrack

   Gimcrack (1760 – after 1777) was an English thoroughbred racehorse.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gimcrack

   A gimcrack is an object that is showy but poorly made and serves no useful purpose. It's often used to refer to cheap, flashy, or tasteless trinkets or ornaments.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gimcracknoun

   a trivial mechanism; a device; a toy; a pretty thing

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Gimcrack

   Gimcrack was an English Thoroughbred racehorse stallion sired by Cripple, a son of the Godolphin Arabian, his dam Miss Elliot was by Partner. A small grey horse at 14.2 hands, Gimcrack was nonetheless widely successful, winning 27 of his 36 races in a turf career spanning 7 seasons. Gimcrack won his last race in 1771, at age eleven, and he retired to the Grosvenor stud. Gimcrack sired the handy grey horse, Grey Robin who defeated Pot-8-os. His bloodline was more notable though in US horse racing than in Britain, via his son Medley. Gimcrack is best known from the paintings by George Stubbs. After death he was buried at Haughton Hall, Shifnal, Shropshire. A small brick and stone pillar marks his grave to the west of the boundary wall of the old kitchen garden. The Gimcrack Club, in York was founded in 1766 in his honour, and the Gimcrack Stakes, also at York, are therefore also named after the horse.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gimcrack

   jim′krak, n. a toy: a gewgaw: a trivial mechanism—also Jim′crack.—n. Gim′crackery. [Prov. gim or jim, neat, and crack, a lively boy.]

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce Gimcrack?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Gimcrack in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Gimcrack in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Gimcrack
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gimcrack
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Gimcrack
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimcrack
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gimcrack
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Gimcrack
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Gimcrack
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Gimcrack