nievie-nievie-nick-nack

noun

niev·​ie-niev·​ie-nick-nack

ˈnēvēˈnēvēˈnikˌnak

plural -s

: a child's guessing game

Word History

Etymology

probably from reduplication of nievie (diminutive of nieve entry 1) + nick-nack, alteration of knickknack

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