Question of the Day #1159

Digital Knick-Knacks: Standalone Audiovisual Digital Possessions or Embellishments in Digital Environments

From the title of this video at YouTube.

  上記の文で、knick-knacksの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "knick-knacks" mean?

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解答

意味：
Weblioによると、

(装飾的な)小物、小さい装身具、小間物、(装飾的な)骨董(こつとう)品

   

Answer

According to Dictionary.com:

1. a cheap ornament; trinket
2. an ornamental article of furniture, dress, etc.

 

Examples

1. And then, a woman who gives fifteen hundred francs for a knick-knack is not to be met with every day.
2. He stopped, took up a knick-knack, examined it mechanically and then resumed his walk.
3. Known in the computer industry as tchotchkes, which is Yiddish for cheap trinkets, the knickknacks distributed in the past year have included "Love Me Tender" toilet-roll dispensers, wax eyeballs, chocolate computers and Nerf-ball launchers. — Jim Carlton
4. The store sells an eclectic mix of pantry staples, soda, beer and wine, knickknacks and more. — Dana Oland, idahostatesman, 28 Aug. 2017
5. Its 4-star knickknack stores are Hallmark gift stores crossed with Brookstone. — latimes.com, 16 June 2019

   

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