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novelty item

novelty item noun: a unique, humorous, or unconventional object designed primarily for amusement, aesthetic appeal, or as a gag gift rather than for practical utility.

novelty item: a unique, humorous, or unconventional object designed primarily for amusement, aesthetic appeal, or...
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Noun

novelty item (plural novelty items)

  1. A unique, humorous, or unconventional object designed primarily for amusement, aesthetic appeal, or as a gag gift rather than for practical utility.
    • Near-synonym: bric a brac
    • Copper had been known since 3000 BcE, but long remained a novelty item, used mostly for trinkets.2010, Ian Morris, All About History, page 220
    Synonyms:
    bric a brac

Synonyms of novelty item

  • bric a brac

Forms of novelty item

pluralnovelty items

Questions about novelty item

What does novelty item mean?
Novelty item means a unique, humorous, or unconventional object designed primarily for amusement, aesthetic appeal, or as a gag gift rather than for practical utility.
What part of speech is novelty item?
Novelty item is a noun.
What is the plural of novelty item?
The plural of novelty item is novelty items.

Words near novelty item in the dictionary

  1. novels
  2. novelties
  3. novelty
  4. novelty act
  5. novelty acts
  6. novelty item
  7. novelty items
  8. novelty song
  9. novelty songs
  10. novelty theory
  11. novelwright

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