べんべら

noun

worn-out silk clothes; cheap items

Colloquial and somewhat dated term for shabby, worn-out silk garments or, by extension, cheap, flimsy things. Often carries a dismissive or humorous tone.

• そんなべんべらな着き物もの、もう着きられないよ。

  I can't wear such a worn-out silk kimono anymore.

• この店みせの商しょう品ひんはどれもべんべらで、すぐ壊こわれそうだ。

  Everything in this shop is cheap and flimsy; it looks like it'll break right away.