Schnickschnack
German
Etymology
Reduplication; from German Low German schnacken (“chatter”) (compare Plautdietsch schnaken (“chatter”)).
Pronunciation
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Noun
Schnickschnack m (genitive Schnickschnacks or Schnickschnackes, no plural)
- bric-a-brac, knick-knack
- empty talk, chatter
Derived terms
Descendants
- Swedish: snicksnack
- Norwegian: snikksnakk
Further reading
- Schnickschnack in Duden online
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