Definition of GEWGAW

gewgaw

Plural: gewgaws

Noun

  • A showy but useless trinket or bauble; a trifle.
  • cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
  • A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration.

Adj

  • Showy; unreal; pretentious.

Examples

  • He dismissed the low-scoring letters as mere GEWGAWS, waiting for powerful tiles.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Scrabble Score: 14

gewgaw: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
gewgaw: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gewgaw: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

gewgaw: valid Words With Friends Word