knick·knack
Variant(s): also nick·nack \ˈnik-ˌnak\
Function: noun
Etymology: reduplication of knack
Date: 1682
: a small trivial article usually intended for ornament
In this case, the gnomes probably got rid of the hyphen JUST to be annoying, since those two k's butting up against each other practically cry out for hyphenation, don't they? Or maybe it would just be too stilted for the folksy frolics of gnomish knick-knackery.
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