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NICKNACK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nicknack mean?
• NICKNACK (noun)
The noun NICKNACK has 1 sense:
1. miscellaneous curios
Familiarity information: NICKNACK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Miscellaneous curios
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bric-a-brac; knickknack; knickknackery; nicknack; whatnot
Hypernyms ("nicknack" is a kind of...):
curio; curiosity; oddity; oddment; peculiarity; rarity (something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting)
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