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Schnickschnack: frills — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

DictionarySchnickschnack

Quality-approved learning entrynounLevel C1

Schnickschnack

frills

unnecessary decorative stuff, accessories or fuss regarded as pointless

IPA/ˈʃnɪkʃnak/

Primary stress falls on Schnick.

Meaning 1informal · 87%

unnecessary decorative stuff, accessories or fuss regarded as pointless

Die App funktioniert ohne unnötigen Schnickschnack und bleibt dadurch übersichtlich.

Ich möchte ein schlichtes Regal, keinen Schnickschnack mit goldenen Verzierungen.

Lassen wir den ganzen Schnickschnack weg und kommen direkt zur Entscheidung.

The word is normally singular and collective. It is much more natural in informal evaluation than in neutral technical description.

— unnecessary frills

unnötiger Schnickschnack

ohne Schnickschnack — without frills

Use Schnickschnack when you judge extra details, decorations or procedures as unnecessary. It usually has no plural.

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Colloquial and usually dismissive collective noun for unnecessary decorative objects, accessories or fuss; it can also refer to empty chatter.