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knack

UK/næk/ US/ˈnæk/ fairly common uk

noun

1.

a special way of doing something

  • “he had a bent for it”
  • “he had a special knack for getting into trouble”
  • “he couldn”
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Origin

Late Middle English, use as "special skill" from 1580. Possibly from 14th century Middle English krak, knack (“a sharp sound or blow”), knakke, knakken, from Middle Low German and of imitative origin, similar to Dutch knak (“snap, crack”). Latter cognate to German knacken (“to crack”). See also crack.

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