knick-knack

knick-knack
knick-knack also knickknack, 1570s, reduplication of KNACK (Cf. knack) "stratagem, trick."

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  • Knick Knack — Filmdaten Originaltitel Knick Knack Produktionsland Vereinigte Staaten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • knick-knack — UK [ˈnɪk ˌnæk] / US [ˈnɪkˌnæk] noun [countable] Word forms knick knack : singular knick knack plural knick knacks a small cheap object used as a decoration …   English dictionary

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