A small piece of worthless crap, a decorative knick knack with little or no purpose.

Side note: Chotchkie can be pretty, sentimental, or even occasionally useful though it usually breaks easily if useful. If you are having trouble identifying Chotchkie just look around your house or someone else's and whatever you see that a burgler wouldn't steal is probably Chotchkie.

Fake fruit, a ceramic frog containing candy, pretty much anything purchased at a dollar store, costume jewelry, etc. Referenced by Phoebie on the TV show friends.

Meg loved her cow figurine collection, but Dave thought it was useless Chotchkie.

Chotchkie by Robin and Stephany November 13, 2007

Related Words

Chotchski • chatchskis • Chotchskie's • chotchkies • chachskis • Chotchkes • Chotchkie • Chooch ski • crotch skim

Chotchkie's

Term used for a generic chain restaurant staffed by twenty-somethings in goofy uniforms. Decor of restaurant should include various stock photos, signs and knick knacks in order to establish a "fun" atmosphere. Derived from the film Office Space. Examples include Applebee's, Chili's, Bennigan's.

John: I'm so sick of those goddamned greasy McDonald's hamburgers.

Rachel: Want to hit a Chotchkie's?

John: Ugh...I guess.

Chotchkie's by RRBA January 21, 2006

chachskis

From Yiddish: Knickknacks, collectables, figurines. Small figures and mememtos that can be bought at gas stations, dollar stores, gift shops, tourist destinations, etc. These are usually used to give to friends or to decorate cubicles. Sometimes placed in curio cabinets and so forth.

I bought some lovely chachskis for my cubicle at the Wal-Mart in Destin.

chachskis by Ericpop27 October 22, 2007

chatchskis

yiddish slag for stuff, knick knacks, collections, etc...

(1)Man, you got some dope chatchskis.

(2) Are you sure you need another chatchsky?

chatchskis by InvisibleCirkus June 16, 2012

chotchkies

The restaurant from Office Space where employees have to have a minimum of 15 pieces of flair.

"Hey guys wanna go to Chotchkies get some coffee?"

chotchkies by seth February 10, 2004

Chotchkes

Affordable high quality promotional items, souvenirs or trinkets. Value, swagger, cool, neat-o

My grandmother collected various chotchkes throughout her life as she traveled the world as a Pan Am Airlines flight attendant.

Chotchkes by Swag Adjudicator September 18, 2018

Respectfully

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.

Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.

Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020

Word of the Day on September 26, 2026

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.

Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life by Sus Chad September 21, 2026

Word of the Day on September 25, 2026

crunchy

Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.

"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"

crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007

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Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

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