the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A trifle or toy; a bawble; a gewgaw; a tchotchke.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A pleasing trifle; something more ornamental than useful; a trinket; a toy; a kickshaw; an unsubstantial dainty: a word, of very indefinite application, nearly always used in the plural.
n. A small trick; a deceitful practice.
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n. a small inexpensive mass-produced article
n. miscellaneous curios
Word Usage
"You can already buy every kind of knickknack imaginable in Galveston, and if I wanted trinkets, baubles or other tchotchkes I would probably go down to the Strand."