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Knicks

Knicks

6.1
Small things used to decorate a room
  • noun
  • Informal
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  • We've been able to find a lot of Knick knacks, thrifting and just simply off the street.

It looks like a nouveau riche, white trash, riff raff Knick knack flea market.

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Examples

  • Do not turn these experiences into objects and clutter and click clacks and Knick knacks and garbage that's all over your house.

  • It looks exactly like I expect the inside of his brain to look, just a bunch of trashy Knick knacks that have absolutely no charm.

  • It's full of all of the Knick knacks that you never knew you wanted, but then suddenly you were like, I must have this great.

  • Is, of course, has her desk and her wall, which is full of gorgeous plants and Knick knacks, many of them coming from our travels.

  • Sand Hiller's in the house, which I've never said that Dudinkus that is, it's like a doohickey, like it's like a little Knick knack or a gadget or something.

  • My friend collects unique knicks from her travels around the world.

  • She decorated her shelf with various colorful knicks that tell stories of her adventures.

  • The flea market was filled with interesting knicks, from vintage toys to handmade pottery.

Synonyms

trinket
vsKnicks
43 3.5

A small cheap object that people keep for decoration or as a gift

is the informal plural label rather than a single item term
knickknack
vsKnicks
16 4.2

A small cheap object people keep to decorate a home

is used as an informal plural name often serving as a shortened form
knick
vsKnicks
  • Informal
5 8.2

A small decorative object like a tiny statue or ornament

refers to the same objects but as an informal plural label
knickknackery
vsKnicks
9.4

A group of small pretty objects like ornaments or souvenirs

focuses on the group rather than the individual objects
trinketry
vsKnicks
  • Archaic
9.5

Small decorative objects like beads worn on clothes or jewelry

applies generally and not only to items worn as clothing decoration

How Decorative

bauble
11 6.7
ornament
102 1.6
Knicks
  • Informal
6.1
souvenir
145 2.3

Surface Forms

Knicks singular
Knicks plural

Etymology

Knicks is a short form of knickknack, a playful old word for a small, decorative object. Think of tiny things you put on a shelf to brighten a room, so Knicks are little trinkets you display.