n. [ OE., a spruce and pert pretender, also, a spruce girl, prob. fr. gim + crack lad, boaster. ] A trivial mechanism; a device. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A toy; a pretty thing; an ornamental object of no great value. Syn. -- trinket, gewgaw, knickknack, tchotchke. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]