Gimcrack in a sentence as a noun

We made the software strip some ranges of Unicode chars because people were abusing them as gimcracks to grab attention to their posts.

Gimcrack definitions

noun

ornamental objects of no great value

See also: folderal falderol frill gimcrackery nonsense trumpery

adjective

tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"