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chachka

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chach·ka or tchotch·ke  (chchk) also tsats·ke (tsätsk)
n. Slang
A cheap showy trinket.
[Yiddish tshatshke, from Polish dialectal czaczka.]
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Noun1.chachka - (Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman
tchotchke, tchotchkeleh, tsatske, tshatshke
Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman - a young woman; "a young lady of 18"
2.chachka - (Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket
tchotchke, tsatske, tshatshke
collectable, collectible - things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique)
Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
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