junk jewelry

noun

1. cheap costume jewelry.

Word History and Origins

Origin of junk jewelry¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

And all those Astros with World Series rings should take them off - they’re just junk jewelry and they’ll leave a green stain on your ring finger.

From Washington Times

He grew up in London, where he used his allowance to buy “junk jewelry” from flea markets to sell to tourists.

From Los Angeles Times

It was April who got the idea of going around the apartment house and asking all the ladies if they had any old junk jewelry that they were willing to sell.

From Literature

Kenneth Jay Lane, 85, designer and bon vivant who built a global business from glittering acts of unabashed deception, producing fake and junk jewelry — or, as he liked to say, tongue in cheek, “faque” and “junque” — died at home in Manhattan on July 20.

From Seattle Times

There are the collar-less, loose-fitting jackets, the skirts that have a girlish swing to their silhouette, the exploration of tweeds and boucles in all their possible iterations, the strands of pearls and jewels worn like so much junk jewelry and the logo itself.

From Washington Post