knick-knack
noun /ˈnɪk næk/
/ˈnɪk næk/
[usually plural] (sometimes disapproving)- a small object of little worth that is used for decoration in a house synonym ornament
- a collection of knick-knacks
- There were no photographs, no knick-knacks: just a simple table and chairs.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘a petty trick’): reduplication of knack.