Nick nack paddy wack Pt 2.

So we've dealt with wack.
This also threw up wacker, a regional expression for a work mate with whom one may not be on first name terms. "Okay wacker"
Also wacking as in wacking a bush with a stick.
Which put up thrash and thrashing.

...and then the question was what's the difference between wack and nack?

Pt2 is about the word nack. It sounds very like knack.

Knack, a small skill. As in I've got the knack of opening jam jars. Or my cat has the knack of opening bedroom doors. Truly. He leaves golden hairs on the navy blue duvet.

Nicknack. My mother has lots of nicknacks around the house. They are small mementos of holidays and places. Things bought back as a small gift. They are the very devil to dust.

Still don't know what 'nack' is however.

Thinking Box: What can you add on these words/phrases?

• If Nick Nack Paddywack is part of a nursery rhyme and many nursery rhymes are based on political and social events then was Nick Nack a politician who persecuted the Irish.
• The colour navy blue.
• Nicknacks.
• "The very devil to dust".