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chatchka

chatchka is the alternative form of tchotchke.

Meaning of tchotchke

Noun

tchotchke (plural tchotchkes)

  1. (US, informal) A small ornament of minor value; a knick-knack, a trinket.
    • We're stuck with: 14 Provincial & Modern Kitchen chairs— […] 23 assorted Lamps and miscellaneous "Tchotchkes"! Help us unload.1957 September 18, “You’re often sorry later when you don’t—plan ahead [Affiliated Home Distributors advertisement]”, in Citizen-News, Valley edition, volume 53, number 147, Hollywood, Los Angeles...
  2. (US, dated, figuratively, informal) An attractive girl or woman.
    • My mother is still convinced that her little boy doesn't eat enough (I've gained 15 pounds the last six months), and that he doesn't get enough sleep (I average a good nine hours a night), […] She is always giving me advice, chiding me for the error of my ways, warning me not to drive too fast, and...[1947 December 15, Sydney J[ustin] Harris, “Strictly Personal: Harris says offspring always children to mom”, in Waterloo Daily Courier, volume 89, number 298, Waterloo, Iowa: W. H. Hartman Company...

Forms of chatchka

pluralchatchkas

Questions about chatchka

What is chatchka the alternative form of?
Chatchka is the alternative form of tchotchke.

Words near chatchka in the dictionary

  1. chatbots
  2. chatbox
  3. chatboxes
  4. Chatburn
  5. Chatburns
  6. chatchka
  7. chatchkas
  8. chatchke
  9. chatchkes
  10. chate
  11. chateau

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chatchka (page history and authors); tchotchke (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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