Definition of 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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