tchotchkes

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  • No wonder Tess had cats on the brain: the clock was one of those insanely grinning Kit-Kat Klock tchotchkes, sequined tail swinging back and forth in time with round eyes that cased the room. —  Lippman, Laura - [Tess Monaghan 02] - Charm City
  • Mama's boasts Mexican tchotchkes, killer margaritas, random paintings, strings of lights, a bit of Marilyn, and, of course, the famed Elvis room. —  Seattle Weekly | Complete Issue
  • It also rings somewhat false in this Mao-fixated show, where the exhibition guide is red and yellow; and where, in the Asia Society's gift shop, you can buy Mao tchotchkes (red, Mao-faced books, bags, posters, and alarm clocks). —  New York Sun - All Articles
  • I'm not a huge collector of tchotchkes, but I make an exception for —  PW FULL RSS FEED
  • Shopping: The flea market that filled the Bishop Loughlin HS yard every summer Sunday with arts, crafts, food and vintage tchotchkes - and angered a church next door in the process - will be back for a second go-round, but this time on Saturday. —  The Brooklyn Paper: Full articles
 

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