knickknack
or nick·nack
[ nik-nak ]
/ ˈnɪkˌnæk /
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noun
an ornamental trinket or gimcrack; a bit of bric-a-brac.
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Origin of knickknack
1610–20; gradational compound based on knack in obsolete sense “toy”
OTHER WORDS FROM knickknack
knickknacked, adjectiveknickknacky, adjectiveWords nearby knickknack
Knickerbocker, knickerbocker glory, knickerbockers, knickered, knickers, knickknack, knickpoint, Knies, Kniest syndrome, knife, knife box
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Example sentences from the Web for knickknack
The girls helped to make the cave more homelike, and the lads appreciated every decoration and knickknack given them.
Tramping with Tramps|Josiah Flynt“Perhaps one or two smaller things, a knickknack or two,” he moaned.
The Inevitable|Louis CouperusHe 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
British Dictionary definitions for knickknack
knick-knack
nick-nack
/ (ˈnɪkˌnæk) /
noun
a cheap ornament; trinket
an ornamental article of furniture, dress, etc
Derived forms of knick-knack
knick-knackery or nick-nackery, nounWord Origin for knick-knack
C17: by reduplication from knack, in obsolete sense: toy
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