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KNICKKNACK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does knickknack mean?
• KNICKKNACK (noun)
The noun KNICKKNACK has 2 senses:
1. a small inexpensive mass-produced article
2. miscellaneous curios
Familiarity information: KNICKKNACK used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small inexpensive mass-produced article
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
knickknack; novelty
Hypernyms ("knickknack" is a kind of...):
article (one of a class of artifacts)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Miscellaneous curios
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bric-a-brac; knickknack; knickknackery; nicknack; whatnot
Hypernyms ("knickknack" is a kind of...):
curio; curiosity; oddity; oddment; peculiarity; rarity (something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting)
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