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How to pronounce knickknack in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bric-a-brac, knickknackery, nicknack, whatnot
Type of curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity
Type Words
Synonyms novelty
Type of article

Examples of knickknack

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Those pieces of furniture, china or some knickknack spoke to who they were.
From the newsobserver.com
Winners will receive a Travel section knickknack, doodad or gewgaw.
From the washingtonpost.com
Fairy figurines fill a knickknack shelf, and paintings of fairies hang from the soft-toned walls.
From the washingtonpost.com
While you're at it, rethink any knickknack smaller than your head.
From the denverpost.com
You'll enjoy it a lot more than some crystal knickknack that will be immediately consigned to the cupboard.
From the ocregister.com
Collectibles are displayed on small knickknack shelves.
From the courier-journal.com
They sit on countless desktops and knickknack shelves.
From the usatoday.com
This frame is not so much a family-photo knickknack as a portal to an external web of visual delights.
From the nytimes.com
So is Taipei 101, a giant knickknack of a building that pushes the Postmodern idea to the edge of kitsch.
From the time.com
More examples
  • A small inexpensive mass-produced article
  • Bric-a-brac: miscellaneous curios
  • Knick Knack is a computer animated Pixar short film released in 1989, and was directed by John Lasseter. It was the last pre-Toy Story short and the first one to be originally shot in 3D .
  • Knickknack is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.
  • A small article usually intended for decoration or ornament.