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Rajmund Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

knick knack

how do you actually play "knick knack". Can't find it on thr net, all know the song but nobody knows

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Do you mean the song 'Knick, Knack Paddy Whack' ('This Old Man')? shtml

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Do you mean the song 'Knick, Knack Paddy Whack' ('This Old Man')? See these websites:

www.kididdles.com/lyrics/t032.html

www.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/Thisoldman.shtml
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I know the song, but what does it mean to play knick knack?
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can anybody explain
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I don't think it means anything. It's just a nonsense rhyme.
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Darn it, i was wondering the same thing. I guess it's up to everyone to decide for themself. For some reason i've always it imagined metal spoons.
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Knick knacks are just "collectables." They are anything you put on your shelf or on your end table. But in th song, it's just nonsense rhyme.
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In our country, "knick knack" is a brand name for chocolate coated bite-sized biscuits.
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Hi Rajmund,

Knick-Knack is: A small worthless objects, especially houses-hold ornaments
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I'm not quite sure but I remember reading about playing knick knack in a Roddy Doyle book. It could have easily been Paddy Clarke Ah-ah. For some reason I thought it had something to do with kids ringing doorbells in the neighbourhood and legging it afterwards.
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