Is contranclements a word only our family uses

[StrumpersPlunkett]

To describe paraphernalia that one feels the need to have around?

As I am not even sure how to say it, so far you are on your own.

Tracklements are ornaments, objects. Old English dialect. Latterly meaning relish like a chutney of course.

Interesting remnant you have there, linguistically.

I'm sure it's not a word, but I intend to adopt it immediately. If it is a word, I've never heard it!

It was more "contrantlements" in our house. Haven't heard it in years!!

Ooh is contrantlements a word then @WhyArePiratesCalledPirates?

I thought it was going to mean “complications in contracts”.

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Con-Trankl-ments

@FlibbertyGiblets brilliant. Perchance has been handed down and distorted over the years.

Gosh, never heard or seen contranclements or contrantlements, they are both great words. Have they beeen inherited from previous generations?

I love stuff like this.

We have a few words in our house that aren't of the norm.

dakka dakka - when the aeroplane you are on does that awful circling or turning thing.

decorisation = tarting something up a bit

cuddy - cuddles

Ooh those are fab @Tillymintsmama

I remember my granny talking about contranclements she was born in 1910

Sounds made up but l like it!

I love 'contretempts'. My dad uses it, it's so subtle.

My neighbour calls ornaments niff naff and trivia which we have adopted as think its so apt for most of the stuff you have around.

Contretemps even

No such word - so far :-).

I googled:
"Did you mean: contract elements

No results containing all your search terms were found.

Your search - contrantlements - did not match any documents."

It's good though, your family is an inventive one!

My dh’s offshore team make up words all the time like ‘updation’, ‘completing the needful work’ and ‘prepone the meeting’ when they want to bring it forward

I googled and found this.

www.google.com/amp/s/www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/birmingham-black-country-words-phrases-6514706.amp

I love these sorts of words. I don't know this one, but I use the word "rammel" (sp?) which I stole from a former colleague, for all the tut you feel the need to have (example use: "I must tidy up all the rammel on my desk").

I have a desk full of gubbins and gumpf that needs clearing @clary !

My neighbour calls ornaments niff naff and trivia

My work mate also uses this term - he's ex Navy, and speaks in navy slang most of the time, so I assumed it was from that.

Not an OED word but daughter and I use Fress for the cross breeding of a dress and a frock

@Apileofballyhoo. That is awesome thank you.

I too use rammel, and tranklements (minus the con), to cover random piles of crap and bits and pieces that pile up everywhere!