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tchotchke — chotch ke n. 1. [Yiddish tshatshke, trinket, from Pol. czaczko. MW10.] a knickknack or trinket; a decorative item or souvenir of little value. [Also spelled {chotchke}.] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tchotchke — tinket, gewgaw, also (transf.) pretty girl, 1964, Amer.Eng., from Yiddish, from a Slavic source (Cf. Rus. tsatska) … Etymology dictionary
tchotchke — ☆ tchotchke [chäch′kə, chäch′kē ] n. [Yiddish tshatshke < Slav] Informal a knickknack, collectible, trinket, etc … English World dictionary
Tchotchke — A collection of conference tchotchkes Tchotchke (pronounced /ˈtʃɒtʃki/ choch kee) are small toys, gewgaws, knickknacks, baubles, lagniappes, trinkets, or kitsch. The term has a connotation … Wikipedia
tchotchke — noun A small, decorative item or souvenir, usually of no particular value.<ref name= EOD etym defs /> I am a child of modernism ndash; [...] As such I have inherited a distrust of the tchotchke, which I have still ndash; [...] … Wiktionary
tchotchke — noun 1. (Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman • Syn: ↑chachka, ↑tsatske, ↑tshatshke, ↑tchotchkeleh • Topics: ↑Yiddish • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tchotchke — noun Etymology: Yiddish tshatshke trinket, from obsolete Polish czaczko Date: 1971 knickknack, trinket … New Collegiate Dictionary
tchotchke — /chahch keuh/, n. Slang. an inexpensive souvenir, trinket, or ornament. Also, chotchke. [1965 70, Amer.; < Yiddish tshatshke < Pol czaczko bibelot, knickknack (now obs.; cf. mod. cacko with same sense, orig. dial.); of expressive orig.] * * * … Universalium
tchotchke — n. small trinket or decorative object, knickknack … English contemporary dictionary
tchotchke — , chotchke (CHOTCH keh) [Yiddish, from Polish] A cheap trinket, ornament, or souvenir. A knickknack. Also written tsatzke … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
