Definition of a geegaw

geegaw    

noun

• a trinket.

  The gift shop sells all kinds of geegaws.

  • See more words with the same meaning: unspecified item(s), 'stuff', 'thing(s)'.

  Last edited on Aug 21 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 26 2010.

notes

• "Geegaw" is an alternate form of "gewgaw", which the Oxford English Dictionary has sourced since 1631.

  Last edited on Aug 21 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 03 2012.

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tat	Definitions include: tattoo.
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crap	Definitions include: the noun senses of "crap" are mostly a subset of the uses of "shit."
whatchamadingy	Definitions include: replacement name for an object when one can't remember the object's name.
shiznut	Definitions include: "shit".
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odds and ends	Definitions include: miscellaneous things.
mug	Definitions include: to stare at a person in an aggressive way.
mufkin tass	Definitions include: an item. Synonymous with "thing" or "thingy."
cheddar	Definitions include: money.
thingamabob	Definitions include: replacement name for an object whose name one doesn't know or has forgotten.
thang	Definitions include: "thing".
jobbie	Definitions include: thing.
thing-a-majig	Definitions include: replacement name for an object whose name one doesn't know, has forgotten, can't recall at the moment, or can't be bothered to name.
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