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

chochkees

Small decorative items often used for decoration, and/or conversation pieces. Synonymous with Knickknacks, baubles, bibelot, curio, dido, gewgaw, gimcrack, novelty, ojets d' art, pretty-pretty, rattletrap(s), toys, trifle, trinket, whatnot, whigmaleerie, souvenir, bric-a-brac, virtu, miniature, kickshaw, notion, trumpery

She had hand-painted bottles, bowls full of glass beads, snowdomes, and other chochkees on the shelves and end tables.

chochkees by Bill Summers February 6, 2007

Chachkes

(From Yiddish)
knickknacks, silly figurines, vases, little tacky stuff you put in the house

I am sure everybody has at least 5 chachkes in their house they can donate to the auction

Chachkes by kunefa September 21, 2005

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

Chuckies

Common Scottish phrase for small stones usually of an ideal size to throw. Commonly used to describe the stones used in drive ways and gardens.

If you want a low maintenance garden then put some chuckies down.

Chuckies by Hobsie November 19, 2010

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

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026