snikksnakk

Norwegian

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”).

Interjection

snikksnakk

1. nonsense

   Snikksnakk! ― Nonsense!

Noun

snikksnakk n

1. uttering of nonsense

Inflection

Inflection of snikksnakk

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål n	snikksnakk	snikksnakket	snikksnakk	snikksnakka/snikksnakkene
Nynorsk n	snikksnakk	snikksnakket	snikksnakk	snikksnakka

Synonyms

• vrøvl
• tøv
• (bare) prat
• (løst) prat

References

• “snikksnakk” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “snikksnakk” in The Ordnett Dictionary