knickknackery

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noun

Various trinkets or novelties; bric-a-brac.

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Meanings

nounknickknackery (uncountable)
  1. uncountableVarious trinkets or novelties; bric-a-brac.

    As Hortense says of the gilded knicknackery of her saloon,— "Est-ce utile? C'est plus, c'est nécessaire."

    1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Chapter XII. Lady Marchmont’s Journal.”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 85

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmiscellaneous curios

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bric-a-bracwhatnot

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Origin

From knickknack + -ery.

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APA

knickknackery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knickknackery

MLA

“knickknackery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knickknackery. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knickknackery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knickknackery.

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