Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Häck Häck
http://www.altes-bonn.de/
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Michael Martin, MA
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| 3 +1 | "without any unnecessary junk" |
EK Yokohama
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| Heckmeck |
EK Yokohama
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May 28, 2015 22:49: Kim Metzger Created KOG entry
PRO (2): EK Yokohama, philgoddard
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Proposed translations
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
fussiness
http://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Heckmeck
http://www.lovehelp.de/was-ist-und-bedeutet-heckmeck-haeck-m...
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Note added at 28 mins (2015-05-26 01:05:46 GMT)
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Widely used in the Lower Rhine area and beyond, as in
"Mach doch keinen Heckmeck!
http://www.mitmachwoerterbuch.lvr.de/detailansicht.php?Artik...
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Johanna Timm, PhD
: yes, the 'M' looks like a 'H' on that board! "Ohne Schnickschnack"
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Thanks. I like" Schnickschnack". That's a good equivalent.
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EK Yokohama
: "ohne Heckmeck" - auch: "without the hassle, without any fuss" (aber nicht hier im Kontext ...)
5 hrs
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Thanks for your suggestions, EK MUC. Not sure about hassle but glad you discarded knicknacks
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Edith Kelly
: Leserliche Handschrift garnicht nötig .... daneben linke Seite steht es mit einem eindeutigen M gedruckt.
6 hrs
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Thanks, Edith!
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Clive Phillips
: Yes, or "No fancy frills".
8 hrs
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Thanks, Clive. That would work.
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Lonnie Legg
: w. "fuss".
8 hrs
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Thanks, Lonnie. Same here.
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Japan
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, French to German, German to English, and 1 more.
"without any unnecessary junk"
"without any frills", "devoid of frills", "without any knickknacks", "no-nonsense"
would be my suggestions...
Im Deutschen auch: "ohne Firlefanz"
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Note added at 8 hrs (2015-05-26 09:10:50 GMT)
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"Bei uns gibt's keine Fritten, keine Pizza, kein Gyros, keinen Big Mäc und keinen Häck Mäck !"
Hier möchte sich das Restaurant m.E. gegen "Junk Food" abgrenzen, daher habe ich mich für diese Version entschieden.
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Lonnie Legg
: w. pointer that variant spelling "Mäck" refers to that infamous pattie product.
2 hrs
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Exactly! Thank you very much, Lonnie.
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Reference comments
Japan
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, French to German, German to English, and 1 more.
Heckmeck
Das Wort hat laut Wahrig[1] keinen Plural, der aber dennoch gelegentlich belegt ist.
Worttrennung:
Heck·meck, Plural: Heck·mecks
Aussprache:
IPA: [ˈhɛkmɛk], Plural: [ˈhɛkmɛks]
Bedeutungen:
[1] ugs. für unnötige Aufregung, Hektik, Durcheinander, unnötige Umstände
Herkunft:
verballhornt aus dem arab. haqi milki (= "Mein Recht, mein Eigentum", Beginn einer Kreditrückforderungsformel arabischsprachiger Juden, die im Mittelalter ab 1492 aus Spanien nach Deutschland kamen.)
andere Quellen sehen in Heckmeck lediglich eine Reduplikation (genauer: Reimdoppelung) des 18. Jahrhunderts in Anlehnung an meckern; vorauf ging seit dem 15. Jahrhundert Hackemack und Hack und Mack „Gesindel, Gerede“[2]
Sinnverwandte Wörter:
[1] Kuddelmuddel
Beispiele:
[1] Mach' nicht so einen Heckmeck!
[1] „Heute rege ich mich über Frau Beckham auf, wenn so ein Heckmeck gemacht wird, in welcher Suite das Paar in Mailand nächtigt...“[3]
Discussion
would be my suggestions...
Im Deutschen auch: "ohne Firlefanz"