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2021-09-04 08:09
Geegaw noun
Used to refer to something small, cheap and ornamental such as gadgets or baubles
The thief mistakenly thought that he had taken valuable jewelry, yet it turned out to be a geegaw.
The first valuer told me that my ring was just a geegaw, but when I took it to the second one, he assured me that it was an antique.
The origin of this word is not clear.
Do you see anything wrong?
1. An unlucky situation
2. An interjection used to express sympathy for someone's bad luck
1. I have had some tough beans recently. I got low marks and lost my bike just two days later.
2. A: I've got a low mark.
B: Tough bean, bro.
