Definitions for knickknackˈnɪkˌnæk

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

knick•knackˈnɪkˌnæk(n.)

  1. an ornamental trinket.

Origin of knickknack:

1610–20; gradational compound based on knack in obs. sense “toy”

Princeton's WordNet

  1. knickknack, novelty(noun)

    a small inexpensive mass-produced article

  2. bric-a-brac, knickknack, nicknack, knickknackery, whatnot(noun)

    miscellaneous curios

Webster Dictionary

  1. Knickknack(noun)

    a trifle or toy; a bawble; a gewgaw


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