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KNICKKNACKERY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does knickknackery mean? 

KNICKKNACKERY (noun)
  The noun KNICKKNACKERY has 1 sense:

1. miscellaneous curiosplay

  Familiarity information: KNICKKNACKERY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


KNICKKNACKERY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Miscellaneous curios

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bric-a-brac; knickknack; knickknackery; nicknack; whatnot

Hypernyms ("knickknackery" is a kind of...):

curio; curiosity; oddity; oddment; peculiarity; rarity (something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting)


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