gew-gaw

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• gew|gaw — «GYOO g», noun, adjective. –n. a showy trifle; gaudy, useless ornament or toy; bauble: »The shops are filled with gewgaws for the dressing table, like fancy boxes, trays, and pincushions. –adj. showy but trifling: »Seeing his gewgaw castle shine… …   Useful english dictionary

• gew|gaw|ish — «GYOO G ihsh» adjective. gaudy; showy …   Useful english dictionary

• Gew-gaw — showy, gaudy, but cheap useless (shock at the gaudy cheapness) …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• gew-gaw — Australian Slang showy, gaudy, but cheap; useless (shock at the gaudy cheapness) …   English dialects glossary

• gew·gaw — /ˈguːˌgɑː/ noun, pl gaws [count] : a small thing that has little value collectible/childish gewgaws [=trinkets] …   Useful english dictionary

• GAW — GAW; gaw·bli·my; gaw·ney; gaw·sie; gew·gaw; gew·gaw·ry; gaw; gaw·cey; gaw·cie; gew·gaw·ish; …   English syllables

• gew — gew·gaw; gew·gaw·ry; gew·gawed; gew·gaw·ish; gew·gawy; …   English syllables

• gewgaw — gew·gaw …   English syllables

• gewgawry — gew·gaw·ry …   English syllables

• gewgaw — gew•gaw [[t]ˈgyu gɔ, ˈgu [/t]] n. something gaudy and useless; trinket; bauble • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME giuegaue; gradational compound of uncert. orig. gew′gawed, adj …   From formal English to slang