badly made and of little value synonym shoddy粗制滥造的;劣质的;无价值的 The place had a certain gimcrack theatrical glamour. 这地方有某种奇异的戏剧魅力。
Word OriginMiddle English gibecrake, of unknown origin. Originally a noun, the term denoted some kind of ‘inlaid work in wood’, later ‘a fanciful notion’ or ‘mechanical contrivance’, hence ‘a knick-knack’.