gaud

Meanings

Plural: gauds

Noun

cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
A cheap showy trinket
trick; jest; sport
deceit; fraud; artifice

Verb

To bedeck gaudily; to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets or colours; to paint.
To sport or keep festival.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English gaude, gawde (“jest, prank, trick; ornamental bead in a rosary, trinket, bauble”). Compare Middle English gaudy, gaudee, of the same meaning.

Synonyms

bangle, bauble, fallal, gewgaw, novelty, trinket

Scrabble Score: 6

gaud is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gaud is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gaud is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

gaud is a valid Words With Friends word