knickknackery

See also: knick-knackery

English

Etymology

knick-knack +‎ -ery

Noun

knickknackery (uncountable)

  1. Various trinkets or novelties; bric-a-brac.
    • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Chapter XII. Lady Marchmont’s Journal.”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 85:
      As Hortense says of the gilded knicknackery of her saloon,—
      "Est-ce utile?
      C'est plus, c'est nécessaire."
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