nicknack

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A form of knick-knack — A small ornament or other object of minor value.

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Meanings

nounnicknack (plural nicknacks)

plural nicknacks

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of knick-knack.

    [The room] was adorned with a great number of nicknacks and curiosities, which might have engaged the attention of a virtuoso.

    1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmiscellaneous curios

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bric-a-bracknickknackerywhatnot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

nicknack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nicknack

MLA

“nicknack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nicknack. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nicknack,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nicknack.

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