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knickknack

[nik-nak] / ˈnɪkˌnæk /


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Ken Pellman, Greene’s longest-standing client, first commissioned a small knickknack display 30 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

“Every knickknack I have, everything I don’t use, I’m selling,” said Ms. Gamble, 84, who has asked officials in neighboring Douglas County about applying for subsidized housing.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2024

Alithea, a literary scholar on a work trip in Istanbul, is the latest fated candidate to summon the djinn — purchasing the blue and white glass bottle that contains him from a knickknack shop.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2022

Now what was the crown jewel of professional sports franchises in the area may as well be a knickknack.

From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2022

“This is just a little knickknack I made in my spare time. If you don’t want it, just throw it away.”

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep




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