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noun Slang.
an inexpensive souvenir, trinket, or ornament.
Also, chotchke.
Origin:
1965–70, Americanism; < Yiddish tshatshke < Polish czaczko bibelot, knickknack (now obsolete; compare modern cacko with same sense, orig. dial.); of expressive orig.
1965–70, Americanism; < Yiddish tshatshke < Polish czaczko bibelot, knickknack (now obsolete; compare modern cacko with same sense, orig. dial.); of expressive orig.
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Tchotchkes
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
tchotchke
"tinket, gewgaw," also (transf.) "pretty girl," 1964, Amer.Eng., from Yiddish, from a Slavic source (cf. Rus. tsatska).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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