Back to dictionary
Tshatshke
CHOTCH-keh • Noun
צאַטשקע
Snappy Essence
A cheap, useless trinket, knickknack, or promotional toy.
Nuance
Not a valuable antique. It's the plastic branded webcam covers, useless keychains, and tiny rubber balls you collect at tech conventions and throw in a drawer to die.
Pro-Pronunciation Tip
Rhymes with 'botch-kuh'. Keep the consonant sounds crisp, like the rattle of cheap plastic toys.
Examples in the wild
Classic
"Aunt Rachel has her entire shelf covered in little ceramic tshatshkes from her travels."
Modern Yinglish
"I came back from the developer conference with a bag full of branded pens and useless tech tshatshkes."
Mishegas Meter3/10