tchotchkes

A toy; a trinket; a small plaything; a gadget; a little knickknack that brings joy.

A glass unicorn collectable statue (or something like that)
All those delicate little things your grandma had lying about the house.

"Wow that antique store had a lot of tchotchkes"

by KristinMM May 6, 2006

Tchotchke

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 Tchotchke just look around your house or someone else's and whatever you see that a burgler wouldn't steal is probably Tchotchke.

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

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

by Robin and Stephany November 19, 2007

tchotchke

Tchotchke is from Yiddish tshatshke, trinket, ultimately of Slavic origin. It is also spelled tsatske.

I'm going nuts with my mother's accumulation of tchotchkes - it's bad enough she never parted with one she got as a gift - but why did she have to buy more?
--Quoted in "Artifacts of Life," Newsday, December 9, 1996

by Five_Fingers February 1, 2005

tchotchke

A cheap trinket.

The flea market is full of tchotchkes.

by tradesman July 19, 2003

de-tchotchke

De-tchotchke: to rid one's abode of extraneous gee-gaws or crap that's lying around collecting dust.

In an effort to present a minimalist interior, Sue learned to de-tchotchke by eliminating annoying mementos.

by Savavieh805 May 9, 2013

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.

by Swag Adjudicator September 18, 2018

tchotchke

Piece of crap that people at trade shows fight over, mostly pens and coffee mugs.

The last trade show I went to had the same old tchotchkes on every table.

by Zippy the Pinhead June 26, 2003