nick-nack
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Forget your modern high-tech nicknacks like satnavs and touchscreens.
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025
Silently vexed were Moslems when the visitors trooped through nearby Qairw�?n, a Moslem pilgrimage centre almost as sacred as Mecca and Medina, buying nicknacks and souvenirs.
From Time Magazine Archive
They had hardly exchanged a few commonplace words when two Indian girls made their appearance, offering all sorts of nicknacks for sale.
From The Coming Conquest of England by Niemann, August
Then we should be ashamed of the work by which we must make money to pay for all these nicknacks.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 02 by Edgeworth, Maria
Archie had one particular valise of his own that he declared contained only a few nicknacks which no one ought to travel without.
From Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure by Stables, Gordon
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