tchotchke
A small ornament of minor value; a knick-knack, a trinket.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
A small ornament of minor value; a knick-knack, a trinket.
We're stuck with: 14 Provincial & Modern Kitchen chairs— 23 assorted Lamps and miscellaneous "Tchotchkes"! Help us unload.
Origin: Borrowed from , from a language and probably ultimately of a baby’s utterances. * , from caca, and czaczko * , from ца́ца * , from ца́ца. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(figurative, dated, chiefly in, _, Jewish, _, contexts) An attractive girl or woman.
Barbra Streisand's ambition: to open a knick-knack shop called "Tchotchkes" (Yiddish for "knick-knacks") …
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