"snikksnakk" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Interjection

Etymology: From conflation of the German Low German or German term Schnickschnack (“bric-a-brac, ornament; empty talk”) with the Norwegian term snakk (“(loose) talk”). Etymology templates: {{der|nb|nds-de|-}} German Low German, {{der|nb|de|-}} German Head templates: {{head|nb|interjection}} snikksnakk
  1. nonsense!
    Sense id: en-snikksnakk-nb-intj-zwvc-eZM

Noun

Forms: snikksnakket [definite, singular]
Etymology: From conflation of the German Low German or German term Schnickschnack (“bric-a-brac, ornament; empty talk”) with the Norwegian term snakk (“(loose) talk”). Etymology templates: {{der|nb|nds-de|-}} German Low German, {{der|nb|de|-}} German Head templates: {{nb-noun-nu}} snikksnakk n (definite singular snikksnakket, uncountable)
  1. nonsense, chit-chat Tags: neuter, uncountable Synonyms: vrøvl, prat
    Sense id: en-snikksnakk-nb-noun-xNDrnUc2 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Talking Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Talking: 23 77
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