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tchotchke
or chotch·ke
[ chahch-kuh ]
noun
, Slang.
- an inexpensive souvenir, trinket, or ornament.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tchotchke1
First recorded in 1965–70, Americanism; from Yiddish tshatshke, from Polish czaczko “bibelot, knickknack” (now obsolete; compare modern cacko with same sense, originally dialect); of expressive origin
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