knickknack

or nick·nack

[ nik-nak ]
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noun
  1. an ornamental trinket or gimcrack; a bit of bric-a-brac.

Origin of knickknack

1
1610–20; gradational compound based on knack in obsolete sense “toy”

Other words from knickknack

  • knickknacked, adjective
  • knickknacky, adjective

Words Nearby knickknack

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British Dictionary definitions for knick-knack

knick-knack

nick-nack

/ (ˈnɪkˌnæk) /


noun
  1. a cheap ornament; trinket

  2. an ornamental article of furniture, dress, etc

Origin of knick-knack

1
C17: by reduplication from knack, in obsolete sense: toy

Derived forms of knick-knack

  • knick-knackery or nick-nackery, noun

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