Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cheap showy trinket.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a knickknack or trinket; a decorative item or souvenir of little value.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket
- noun (Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And what became of that $100 million tchotchke, which is set to go on a remains unsold (but is not part of the auction), or Hirst himself is a part of the "investment group" that Kristina: Awesome.
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BTW, I'm in New Orleans -- the owner of the French Quarter's vampire boutique likes your work, and I have a tchotchke in my luggage that will be delivered at A-Kon.
p_n_elrod: Da Winnah and a ** Newer** Drawing! p_n_elrod 2010
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"As tchotchke as it is, people put them on the ocean deck," said Mr. Dunkelman.
Keeping Cool in Fire Island Pines Maya Pope-Chappell 2011
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'As tchotchke as it is, people put them on the ocean deck,' said Mr. Dunkelman.
Beachfront, with Camels Maya Pope-Chappell 2011
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NORTH DAKOTA NOT TECHNICALLY A STATE - North Dakota, that sparsely-populated bastion of meth and roadside Native American tchotchke emporiums that mostly serves as a land buffer between us and the bloodthirsty, war-crazy aggressors in Manitoba, is still technically a territory ... or something.
HUFFPOST HILL - Debt Ceiling Transforms Everyone Into 3rd Graders Eliot Nelson 2011
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Price, it seems, is no object in a wealthy neighborhood when shoppers spy a tchotchke they must have.
Hardware Sociology Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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We'll put down the tchotchke and you'll see a candle, you'll light it from this side, and that's enough information for him to accumulate without a teleprompter.
Jackie Mason Rips Obama Over Hanukkah Celebration, Jewish Disrespect 2011
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We've got charmingly overpriced neighborhood boutiques, designer shops on Madison, endless tchotchke bazaars crowding the parks and big, dumb chain stores lining Fifth Avenue.
Holidays at the Pawn Shop Anne Kadet 2011
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With our reputation for mission-based publishing and the 'sticking it to the man-ness' of the stunt, readers knew this free book wasn't just a tchotchke: this was a call to arms.
Kate Rados: Where Marketing, Mission, and Marijuana Meet 2010
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With our reputation for mission-based publishing and the 'sticking it to the man-ness' of the stunt, readers knew this free book wasn't just a tchotchke: this was a call to arms.
Kate Rados: Where Marketing, Mission, and Marijuana Meet Kate Rados 2010
ecrivaine33 commented on the word tchotchke
Aren't Yiddish words so much fun?
Just heard this word for the first time yesterday during a business meeting when we got branded potholders handed out to go along with our "hot topics" for the meeting - cool idea, I thought.
January 10, 2007
mikeropology commented on the word tchotchke
also an inexpensive showy trinket..
June 17, 2008
middlesmith commented on the word tchotchke
My cousin Joanie loves tchotchkes.
May 23, 2009
bilby commented on the word tchotchke
Ultimately of Slavic origin.
September 20, 2009
hgould3 commented on the word tchotchke
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears. Fourth Edition
September 29, 2010