snikksnakk

Norwegian Bokmål

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”).

Noun

snikksnakk n (definite singular snikksnakket, uncountable)

1. nonsense, chit-chat

   Synonyms: vrøvl, prat

Interjection

snikksnakk

1. nonsense!

References

• “snikksnakk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “snikksnakk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “snikksnakk” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

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”).

Noun

snikksnakk n (definite singular snikksnakket, uncountable)

1. nonsense, chit-chat

   Synonyms: vrøvl, prat

Derived terms

• snikksnakka, snikksnakke (verb)

References

• “snikksnakk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “snikksnakk” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• Confer with (Norwegian Bokmål) “snikksnakk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).