noun
pl. 'Perchinketies'
An object usually forming a random collection and found on dressers or
unnecessary shelving. Often kitsch in nature and forming
the general tasteless bric-a-brac and ballast
collected in a home. Usesless tat, the kind sold at schnorkler's shops.
(See defintion of 'ballast' and 'schnorklers' shop' for further info)