knickknack
or nick·nack
[ nik-nak ]
/ ˈnɪkˌnæk /
noun
an ornamental trinket or gimcrack; a bit of bric-a-brac.
Nearby words
knickerbocker, knickerbocker glory, knickerbockers, knickered, knickers, knickknack, knickpoint, knies, kniest syndrome, knife, knife box
Origin of knickknack
1610–20; gradational compound based on knack in obsolete sense “toy”
Related forms
knick·knacked, adjectiveknick·knack·y, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for knickknack
“Perhaps one or two smaller things, a knickknack or two,” he moaned.
The Inevitable|Louis CouperusThe girls helped to make the cave more homelike, and the lads appreciated every decoration and knickknack given them.
Tramping with Tramps|Josiah FlyntHe well represented the spirit and workmanship of the eighteenth century in the knickknack art of the Second Empire.
Rodin: The Man and his Art|Judith Cladel