junk jewelry

Inexpensive costume pieces

Junk jewelry is inexpensive costume jewelry, typically mass-produced from base metals, plastic, glass, or synthetic stones rather than precious materials.

The term can be neutral or mildly dismissive depending on context: She wore layers of junk jewelry from the flea market.

Some vintage junk jewelry has become collectible.

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High-quality decorative pieces

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social prestige and status signaling

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Sovereign's ceremonial treasures

family heirlooms · engagement rings · wedding bands · Cartier · Tiffany

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G