noun
- Small decorative objects, trinkets, or knickknacks, often of little value; plural of chatchke.
Usage: informal; from Yiddish; usually plural
Examples
- The shelf was cluttered with chatchkes she had collected over the years.
- She filled her apartment with colorful chatchkes from her travels.
- The gift shop sold all sorts of tourist chatchkes.
- He wasn't interested in accumulating chatchkes; he preferred a minimalist home.
- Grandma's house was full of ceramic chatchkes and figurines.