Find your perfect word!

Definition gewgaw

Etymology

From 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 *geb? (“gift”). Compare Icelandic gyligjöf (“showy gifts, gewgaw”). More at give.

Noun

gewgaw (plural gewgaws)

1. A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration. [from 15th c.]

Adjective

gewgaw (not comparable)

1. Showy; unreal; pretentious.

Results 17 Words with the letters GEWGAW

You can also try words with the phrase GEWGAW, words starting with the letters GEWGAW, or words ending in the letters GEWGAW.

Favorites Searches

Words… ending with q, starting with q, starting with qa, starting with qo, with two letters, starting with x, starting with j, ending with j,

Some random searches: Words with the letters COQ, Words with the letters RTRMI, Words with the letters PWTY, Words with the letters WXO,