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)

  1. nonsense, chit-chat
    Synonyms: vrøvl, prat

Interjection

snikksnakk

  1. nonsense!

References

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)

  1. nonsense, chit-chat
    Synonyms: vrøvl, prat

Derived terms

  • snikksnakka, snikksnakke (verb)

References

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