knickknack

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knick·knack | \ ˈnik-ˌnak

variants: or less commonly nicknack

plural knickknacks also nicknacks

Definition of knickknack

: a small trivial article usually intended for ornament a collection of colorful knickknacks Known in the computer industry as tchotchkes, which is Yiddish for cheap trinkets, the knickknacks distributed in the past year have included "Love Me Tender" toilet-roll dispensers, wax eyeballs, chocolate computers and Nerf-ball launchers.— Jim Carlton Melissa Etheridge's spacious two-story home outside Los Angeles is filled with knickknacks from her life: Aside from awards and photos, there is a small collection of vintage neon clocks … and a Thelma & Louise poster signed by the cast (including a then-unknown Brad Pitt).— Lynette Rice

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The shelves were filled with knickknacks. a variety of pretty porcelain knickknacks adorned the mantel

Recent Examples on the Web But this nightmarish knickknack has now become a powerful weapon in the latest #CuratorBattle taking place on Twitter: a call for the creepiest objects in the collections of museums around the world. — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, "Museums Challenged to Showcase ‘Creepiest Objects’ Deliver Stuff of Nightmares," 21 Apr. 2020 But this nightmarish knickknack has now become a powerful weapon in the latest #CuratorBattle taking place on Twitter: a call for the creepiest objects in the collections of museums around the world. — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, "Museums Challenged to Showcase ‘Creepiest Objects’ Deliver Stuff of Nightmares," 21 Apr. 2020 But this nightmarish knickknack has now become a powerful weapon in the latest #CuratorBattle taking place on Twitter: a call for the creepiest objects in the collections of museums around the world. — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, "Museums Challenged to Showcase ‘Creepiest Objects’ Deliver Stuff of Nightmares," 21 Apr. 2020 But this nightmarish knickknack has now become a powerful weapon in the latest #CuratorBattle taking place on Twitter: a call for the creepiest objects in the collections of museums around the world. — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, "Museums Challenged to Showcase ‘Creepiest Objects’ Deliver Stuff of Nightmares," 21 Apr. 2020 But this nightmarish knickknack has now become a powerful weapon in the latest #CuratorBattle taking place on Twitter: a call for the creepiest objects in the collections of museums around the world. — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, "Museums Challenged to Showcase ‘Creepiest Objects’ Deliver Stuff of Nightmares," 21 Apr. 2020 But this nightmarish knickknack has now become a powerful weapon in the latest #CuratorBattle taking place on Twitter: a call for the creepiest objects in the collections of museums around the world. — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, "Museums Challenged to Showcase ‘Creepiest Objects’ Deliver Stuff of Nightmares," 21 Apr. 2020 Stars performed from the safety of their basements, bathrooms, dens and foyers as fans hungrily took inventories of the books, knickknacks and showbiz memorabilia on display. — Los Angeles Times, "Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday bash reminds us why his music remains so radical," 27 Apr. 2020 The entry room is scattered with assorted knickknacks ranging from a magic set to a metronome. — Washington Post, "Welcome to Mark Hoppus’s Animal Crossing island," 22 Apr. 2020

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