knickknack
nik nak
- n a small inexpensive mass-produced article
- n miscellaneous curios
- Though low tables of (mostly technical) volumes line the sidewalks, they seem to be equaled or outnumbered by stationery, electronics and knickknack shops.
- Located at the foot of that beloved American knickknack, the Seattle Space Needle, the EMP is an "interactive" rock museum costing $240 million (more than $100 million for Gehry's .
- Victorian-era cotton nightgowns are all the rage in Tokyo this year, and this clothing and knickknack shop boasts an entire rack of them, as well as stylishly scuffed Louis Vuitton .