Usually means: Ingenious gadget; often cheap, showy.
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  1. jimcrack: Merriam-Webster
  2. jimcrack: Wordnik
  3. jimcrack: Wiktionary
  4. Jimcrack: Dictionary.com
  5. Jimcrack: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  6. jimcrack: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  7. Jimcrack: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  8. jimcrack: FreeDictionary.org
  9. Jimcrack: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. jimcrack: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Definitions from Wiktionary (Jimcrack)

adjective:  Alternative spelling of gimcrack [Showy but of poor quality; worthless.]
noun:  Alternative spelling of gimcrack [Something showy but worthless; a bauble or gimmick.]

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