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tchotchke

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tchotch·ke  (chchk)
n.
Variant of chachka.
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Noun1.tchotchke - (Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman
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.tchotchke - (Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket
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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Objects that take up space and little knickknacks, trinkets and tchotchke should be placed in cabinets, if possible.
The president-elects face started appearing on the Metro cards more than a week ago and the tchotchke industry of T-shirts, coffee mugs and winter beanies has generated its own economic stimulus operation.
in the competing frenzy of selling those not armed with a good tchotchke end up being outgunned Tchotchke is a Yiddish word which roughly translates to a toy, ornament or knickknack.
 
 
 
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