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Just as trinkets can dress up your shelves or coffee table, many words for "miscellaneous objects" or "nondescript junk" decorate our language. Knickknack, doodad, gewgaw, and whatnot are some of the more common ones. While many such words are of unknown origin, we know that tchotchke comes from the Yiddish tshatshke of the same meaning, and ultimately from a now-obsolete Polish word, czaczko. Tchotchke is a pretty popular word these days, but it wasn't commonly used in English until the 1970s.
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Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2024
For all the biochemical tchotchkes of Walt Spangler’s big-statement set—center stage is encased in a floor-to-ceiling column of fine netting, inside which most of the play’s action occurs—Douglas isn’t primarily concerned with the nitty-gritty of restorative apiculture.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
Dozens of vendors hawking art, food and tourist tchotchkes crowded the bridge’s Manhattan approaches until they were cleared out under the new city regulation, which was first proposed in October.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2024
With an emphasis on art and jewelry, the shop sells rare collectibles and tchotchkes as special as their ambiance.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2023
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“Tchotchke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tchotchke. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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