knickknack

knick·knack

also nick·nack  (nĭk′năk′)

n.

A small ornamental article; a trinket.

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[Reduplication of knack.]

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knick•knack

(ˈnɪkˌnæk)

n.

an ornamental trinket.

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

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	knickknack - a small inexpensive mass-produced article novelty article - one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"
	2.	knickknack - miscellaneous curios bric-a-brac, knickknackery, nicknack, whatnot curio, curiosity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity, oddity - something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

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knickknack

noun

A small showy article:

bauble, bibelot, gewgaw, gimcrack, novelty, toy, trifle, trinket, whatnot.

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Translations

bibelot