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Added 10 October 2026

gewgaw

/ˈɡjuːɡɔː/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gewgaw at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

adjective

Showy; unreal; pretentious.

Origin

From earlier gugaw, gygaw, from Middle English givegove (“gewgaw, trifle”), a reduplication of Middle English give, geove (“gift”), from Old English giefu, geofu, geafu (“gift”), from Proto-Germanic *gebō (“gift”). Compare Icelandic gyligjöf (“showy gifts, gewgaw”). More at give.

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