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

ohne Schnickschnack

Descendants

Swedish: snicksnack
Norwegian: snikksnakk

Further reading

Schnickschnack in Duden online

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