novelty
no·velty
noun
1.
originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
2.
originality by virtue of being new and surprising
3.
a small inexpensive mass-produced article
Origin
From Middle English novelte, from Old French novelté (Modern French nouveauté), from the adjective novel, ultimately from Latin novellus. By surface analysis, novel + -ty.
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