knick-knackn.

Brit.

/ˈnɪknak/, U.S.

/ˈnɪkˌnæk/

Forms: Also 1600s–1800s knick-nack, knicknack; 1600s–1800s nicknack, 1700s–1800s nick-nack, 1800s nic-nac, nicnac.

Etymology: Reduplication of knack n.², with first element lightened as in crick-crack, etc.

†1. A petty trick, sleight, artifice, subterfuge.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] > a trick, deception

wrenchc888

swikec893

braida1000

craftOE

wile1154

crookc1175

trokingc1175

guile?c1225

hocket1276

blink1303

errorc1320

guileryc1330

sleightc1340

knackc1369

deceitc1380

japec1380

gaudc1386

syllogism1387

mazec1390

mowa1393

train?a1400

trantc1400

abusionc1405

creekc1405

trickc1412

trayc1430

lirtc1440

quaint?a1450

touch1481

pawka1522

false point?1528

practice1533

crink1534

flim-flamc1538

bobc1540

fetcha1547

abuse1551

block1553

wrinklec1555

far-fetch?a1562

blirre1570

slampant1577

ruse1581

forgery1582

crank1588

plait1589

crossbite1591

cozenage1592

lock1598

quiblin1605

foist1607

junt1608

firk1611

overreach?1615

fob1622

ludification1623

knick-knacka1625

flam1632

dodge1638

gimcrack1639

fourbe1654

juggle1664

strategy1672

jilt1683

disingenuity1691

fun1699

jugglementa1708

spring1753

shavie1767

rig?1775

deception1794

Yorkshire bite1795

fakement1811

fake1829

practical1833

deceptivity1843

tread-behind1844

fly1861

schlenter1864

Sinonism1864

racket1869

have1885

ficelle1890

wheeze1903

fast one1912

roughie1914

spun-yarn trick1916

fastie1931

phoney baloney1933

fake-out1955

okey-doke1964

mind-fuck1971

a1625 J. Fletcher Loyal Subj. ii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ddd3^v/1 If ye use these knick knacks, This fast and loose.

a1625 J. Fletcher Humorous Lieut. i. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Qqq2^v/1 These foolish Mistrisses do so hang about ye, So whimper, and so hug,... soft vowes, and sighes, and fiddle faddles, Spoiles all our trade [of war]: You must forget these knick knacks.

1673 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd II. 312 You by the advantage of some knick-knacks have got the ascendant over them.

a. A light, dainty article of furniture, dress, or food; any curious or pleasing trifle more for ornament than use; a trinket, gimcrack, kickshaw.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [noun] > delicacy or titbit

daintethc1290

daintyc1300

morselc1390

confection1393

delicec1405

delicacya1425

delicatea1475

friandise1484

deliciositiesa1500

daintive1526

junket1538

knack1548

daintrel1575

cate1578

pulpament1600

gaudy1622

regalo1622

daint1633

titbita1641

scitament1656

regale1673

knick-knack1682

nicety1704

bonne bouche1721

diablotin1770

sunket1788

regalement1795

confiture1802

bon-bon1821

sock1825

delicatessen1853

good things1861

tiddlywinks1893

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > [noun]

confection1393

sweetmeat?a1500

junkery1509

conceit1525

banqueta1533

junketry1599

sweet1660

spice1674

knick-knack1682

confectionery1769

confiture1802

candy?1809

knick-knackery1813

mithai1824

dulce1834

sweet-stuff1835

bouchées1846

ket1979

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > cheap or gaudy > gewgaw or trinket

baublec1330

gaudc1430

gayc1475

strincate1489

trim-tram1523

gewgawa1529

trinketa1533

toy1548

gaudy1555

baublery1583

trinkilo1631

jingle-jangle1640

prettiness1649

trinkum1665

knacka1677

knick-knack1682

trinkum-trankum1699

knick-knacket1793

knick-knackery1812

trankum1819

gaw1822

pretty1882

trinklet1897

mathom1954

tchotchke1968

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial

gewgaw?c1225

frivolc1450

whim-whama1529

jim-jamc1540

trickc1550

flamfew1574

ribaldry1594

bubble1598

kickshawa1616

fairy money1616

foolation1628

fingle-fanglea1652

trangama1658

tinsel1660

gingerbread1664

finnimbrun1676

gimcrack1676

knacka1677

tawdrum1680

knick-knack1682

trantlum1768

knick-knacket1793

folderol1820

jigamaree1824

novelty1840

fool's gold1870

flapdoodle1877

fal-lal1902

α.

1682 N. O. tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux Lutrin Miss won't come in to Buy, before She spies the Knick-knacks at the Dore.

1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. ii. 179 Two Knick-nacks of the fair.

1725 N. Bailey tr. Erasmus All Familiar Colloquies 534 He found me supporting my outward Tabernacle..with some Knick-knacks..at the Confectioners.

1748 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 26 July (1932) (modernized text) III. 1185 Knick-nacks, butterflies, shells, insects, etc., are the objects of their most serious researches.

1822 W. Irving Bracebridge Hall iii. 25 The many little valuables and knick-knacks treasured up in the housekeeper's room.

1866 H. B. Stowe Little Foxes 27 Knick-nacks.

β. 1697 J. Pollexfen Disc. Trade & Coyn 93 Toys and Nick~nacks, to a very great value.1723 B. Mandeville Ess. Charity in Fable Bees (ed. 2) i. 349 Watchmakers and others that sell Toys, superfluous Nicknacks, and other Curiosities.1820 W. Irving Sketch Bk. vi. 7 He is a plain John Bull, and has no relish for frippery and nick-nacks.1825 W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 29 Oct. 265 Two or three nick-nacks to eat instead of a piece of bacon and a pudding.1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. I. 18 The little front parlour,..the little nicnacs are always arranged in precisely the same manner.1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. III. x. 172 There was an elegance in the arrangement of all the nic-nacs and ornaments.1889 J. K. Jerome Idle Thoughts 131 All your little nick-nacks spread around you.attributive.1860 G. A. Sala Lady Chesterfield's Lett. v. 74 Not mere millinery and gloves and nicknack shopping.

b. A feast or social meal to which each guest contributes in kind.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > meal > feast > [noun] > feast with contributions

shot1519

picnic1748

knick-knacka1777

pitch-in1989

a1777 S. Foote Nabob (1778) i. 22 Robins has a rout and supper on Sunday next... Janus. A nick-nack,..we all contribute, as usual.

3. An alternation of knacking sounds; an instrument that produces such, as the bones.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > [noun] > bones

bone1600

snapper1605

knick-knack1650

marrowbones1714

rattle-bones1819

jawbone1844

knicky-knackers1876

1650 H. More Second Lash of Alazonomastix (1655) 144 Some idle boy playing on a pair of Knick-knacks.

1708 Brit. Apollo 20–25 Aug. Death-Watches perplex, With repeated knick-knacks.

Derivatives

ˈknick-knacked adj. /-nækt/

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [adjective] > cheaply or gaudily ornamented > ornamented with gewgaws or trinkets

baubled1773

gewgawed1871

knick-knacked1891

trinketed1922

1891 Faith of Our Fathers Sept. 201 Furnitured, and knick-knacked, as though its hospitable inmates had been in since Quarter-day.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knick-knack
释义	knick-knackn. Brit. /ˈnɪknak/, U.S. /ˈnɪkˌnæk/ Forms: Also 1600s–1800s knick-nack, knicknack; 1600s–1800s nicknack, 1700s–1800s nick-nack, 1800s nic-nac, nicnac. Etymology: Reduplication of knack n.², with first element lightened as in crick-crack, etc. †1. A petty trick, sleight, artifice, subterfuge. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] > a trick, deception wrenchc888 swikec893 braida1000 craftOE wile1154 crookc1175 trokingc1175 guile?c1225 hocket1276 blink1303 errorc1320 guileryc1330 sleightc1340 knackc1369 deceitc1380 japec1380 gaudc1386 syllogism1387 mazec1390 mowa1393 train?a1400 trantc1400 abusionc1405 creekc1405 trickc1412 trayc1430 lirtc1440 quaint?a1450 touch1481 pawka1522 false point?1528 practice1533 crink1534 flim-flamc1538 bobc1540 fetcha1547 abuse1551 block1553 wrinklec1555 far-fetch?a1562 blirre1570 slampant1577 ruse1581 forgery1582 crank1588 plait1589 crossbite1591 cozenage1592 lock1598 quiblin1605 foist1607 junt1608 firk1611 overreach?1615 fob1622 ludification1623 knick-knacka1625 flam1632 dodge1638 gimcrack1639 fourbe1654 juggle1664 strategy1672 jilt1683 disingenuity1691 fun1699 jugglementa1708 spring1753 shavie1767 rig?1775 deception1794 Yorkshire bite1795 fakement1811 fake1829 practical1833 deceptivity1843 tread-behind1844 fly1861 schlenter1864 Sinonism1864 racket1869 have1885 ficelle1890 wheeze1903 fast one1912 roughie1914 spun-yarn trick1916 fastie1931 phoney baloney1933 fake-out1955 okey-doke1964 mind-fuck1971 a1625 J. Fletcher Loyal Subj. ii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ddd3^v/1 If ye use these knick knacks, This fast and loose. a1625 J. Fletcher Humorous Lieut. i. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Qqq2^v/1 These foolish Mistrisses do so hang about ye, So whimper, and so hug,... soft vowes, and sighes, and fiddle faddles, Spoiles all our trade [of war]: You must forget these knick knacks. 1673 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd II. 312 You by the advantage of some knick-knacks have got the ascendant over them. 2. a. A light, dainty article of furniture, dress, or food; any curious or pleasing trifle more for ornament than use; a trinket, gimcrack, kickshaw. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [noun] > delicacy or titbit daintethc1290 daintyc1300 morselc1390 confection1393 delicec1405 delicacya1425 delicatea1475 friandise1484 deliciositiesa1500 daintive1526 junket1538 knack1548 daintrel1575 cate1578 pulpament1600 gaudy1622 regalo1622 daint1633 titbita1641 scitament1656 regale1673 knick-knack1682 nicety1704 bonne bouche1721 diablotin1770 sunket1788 regalement1795 confiture1802 bon-bon1821 sock1825 delicatessen1853 good things1861 tiddlywinks1893 the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > [noun] confection1393 sweetmeat?a1500 junkery1509 conceit1525 banqueta1533 junketry1599 sweet1660 spice1674 knick-knack1682 confectionery1769 confiture1802 candy?1809 knick-knackery1813 mithai1824 dulce1834 sweet-stuff1835 bouchées1846 ket1979 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > cheap or gaudy > gewgaw or trinket baublec1330 gaudc1430 gayc1475 strincate1489 trim-tram1523 gewgawa1529 trinketa1533 toy1548 gaudy1555 baublery1583 trinkilo1631 jingle-jangle1640 prettiness1649 trinkum1665 knacka1677 knick-knack1682 trinkum-trankum1699 knick-knacket1793 knick-knackery1812 trankum1819 gaw1822 pretty1882 trinklet1897 mathom1954 tchotchke1968 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial gewgaw?c1225 frivolc1450 whim-whama1529 jim-jamc1540 trickc1550 flamfew1574 ribaldry1594 bubble1598 kickshawa1616 fairy money1616 foolation1628 fingle-fanglea1652 trangama1658 tinsel1660 gingerbread1664 finnimbrun1676 gimcrack1676 knacka1677 tawdrum1680 knick-knack1682 trantlum1768 knick-knacket1793 folderol1820 jigamaree1824 novelty1840 fool's gold1870 flapdoodle1877 fal-lal1902 α. 1682 N. O. tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux Lutrin Miss won't come in to Buy, before She spies the Knick-knacks at the Dore. 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. ii. 179 Two Knick-nacks of the fair. 1725 N. Bailey tr. Erasmus All Familiar Colloquies 534 He found me supporting my outward Tabernacle..with some Knick-knacks..at the Confectioners. 1748 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 26 July (1932) (modernized text) III. 1185 Knick-nacks, butterflies, shells, insects, etc., are the objects of their most serious researches. 1822 W. Irving Bracebridge Hall iii. 25 The many little valuables and knick-knacks treasured up in the housekeeper's room. 1866 H. B. Stowe Little Foxes 27 Knick-nacks. β. 1697 J. Pollexfen Disc. Trade & Coyn 93 Toys and Nick~nacks, to a very great value.1723 B. Mandeville Ess. Charity in Fable Bees (ed. 2) i. 349 Watchmakers and others that sell Toys, superfluous Nicknacks, and other Curiosities.1820 W. Irving Sketch Bk. vi. 7 He is a plain John Bull, and has no relish for frippery and nick-nacks.1825 W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 29 Oct. 265 Two or three nick-nacks to eat instead of a piece of bacon and a pudding.1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. I. 18 The little front parlour,..the little nicnacs are always arranged in precisely the same manner.1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. III. x. 172 There was an elegance in the arrangement of all the nic-nacs and ornaments.1889 J. K. Jerome Idle Thoughts 131 All your little nick-nacks spread around you.attributive.1860 G. A. Sala Lady Chesterfield's Lett. v. 74 Not mere millinery and gloves and nicknack shopping. b. A feast or social meal to which each guest contributes in kind. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > feast > [noun] > feast with contributions shot1519 picnic1748 knick-knacka1777 pitch-in1989 a1777 S. Foote Nabob (1778) i. 22 Robins has a rout and supper on Sunday next... Janus. A nick-nack,..we all contribute, as usual. 3. An alternation of knacking sounds; an instrument that produces such, as the bones. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > [noun] > bones bone1600 snapper1605 knick-knack1650 marrowbones1714 rattle-bones1819 jawbone1844 knicky-knackers1876 1650 H. More Second Lash of Alazonomastix (1655) 144 Some idle boy playing on a pair of Knick-knacks. 1708 Brit. Apollo 20–25 Aug. Death-Watches perplex, With repeated knick-knacks. Derivatives ˈknick-knacked adj. /-nækt/ ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [adjective] > cheaply or gaudily ornamented > ornamented with gewgaws or trinkets baubled1773 gewgawed1871 knick-knacked1891 trinketed1922 1891 Faith of Our Fathers Sept. 201 Furnitured, and knick-knacked, as though its hospitable inmates had been in since Quarter-day. 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