DAY 33 Word of the Day, enjoy the sunshine, and surround yourself with laughter

GIMCRACK

noun a showy object of little use or value, gewgaw!

The silver yo-yo that Teresa kept on her office desk was a gimcrack she had won as a carnival prize many years ago.

"Gimcrack" is only one of many peculiar-sounding words that have pervaded our language to refer to something ornamental and of little value. Others include "bauble," "trinket," "knickknack," "gewgaw," "kickshaw," and "tchotchke." "Bauble" appears to be the oldest in the group with usage dating back to the 14th century. "Gewgaw" and "kickshaw" first appeared in the 16th century, whereas "gimcrack" and knickknack" stabbed themselves in the 17th century. "Tchotchke," borrowed from the Yiddish, is by far the most recent addition to our language, first appearing as an English word in the 1970s.

hugs always

karen charlie and enzo!