snikksnakk
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From conflation of the German Low German or German term Schnickschnack (“bric-a-brac, ornament; empty talk”) with the Norwegian term snakk (“(loose) talk”).
Noun
snikksnakk n (definite singular snikksnakket, uncountable)
References
- “snikksnakk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “snikksnakk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “snikksnakk” in The Ordnett Dictionary
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From conflation of the German Low German or German term Schnickschnack (“bric-a-brac, ornament; empty talk”) with the Norwegian term snakk (“(loose) talk”).
Noun
snikksnakk n (definite singular snikksnakket, uncountable)
Derived terms
- snikksnakka, snikksnakke (verb)
References
- “snikksnakk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “snikksnakk” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- Confer with (Norwegian Bokmål) “snikksnakk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
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