gewgaw
Showy; unreal; pretentiousShowy; unreal; pretentious.
UK/ˈɡjuːɡɔː/US/ˈɡ(j)uɡɔ/
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Showy; unreal; pretentious.
Origin
From earlier gugaw, gygaw, from Middle English givegove (“gewgaw, trifle”), a reduplicatioFrom 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.
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