noun
- a small decorative object or trinket of little value; a knickknack
Usage: informal; from Yiddish
Examples
- She collected chatchkes from her travels and displayed them on the shelf.
- The gift shop was full of cheap chatchkes that tourists bought as souvenirs.
- His apartment was cluttered with chatchkes he couldn't bear to throw away.
- My grandmother kept a bowl of colorful chatchkes on the coffee table.
- The flea market vendor sold old chatchkes at reasonable prices.