What's the difference between gewgaw and kickshaw?

Gewgaw


Definition:

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

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Now, with the initial euphoria subsided, the time has come to see just how playable these new gewgaws actually are.
  • (2) Luckily, George Lucas had the foresight to license his creation to toy companies, so children could harass their parents to buy them officially branded gewgaws.
  • (3) Consumers who still “aspire” to own something by the brand will theoretically then spend less money on some proportionately even more overpriced gewgaw such as a purse or keyring.

Kickshaw


Definition:

  • (n.) See Kickshaws, the correct singular.

Example Sentences:

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