bric-a-brac

Meaning

1. (also, attributive, uncountable, usually) Small ornaments and other miscellaneous display items of little value.
2. (also, attributive, broadly, uncountable, usually) Any collection containing a variety of miscellaneous items; a hodgepodge, an olio.

Synonyms

knickknackery

knickknack

nicknack

junk

whatnot

antique

odds and ends

curio

small objects

et cetera

Translations

bric-à-brac

Schnickschnack

antikalar

Nippes

Nippsachen

brimborion

bricabraque

Tand

bric-à-brac

quinquilharias

παλιά αντικείμενα

μικροτεχνήματα

petiteses

μικροπράγματα

κειμηλιά

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɹɪkəbɹæk/

Etymology

Borrowed from French bric-à-brac (“miscellaneous items of little value”), apparently from à bricq et à bracq (“at random; haphazardly”); bricq and bracq are expressive onomatopoeias of obscure origin.