tchotchke UK /ˈt͡ʃɒt͡ʃkə/US /ˈt͡ʃɑt͡ʃkə/ noun2 •(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 •(informal, figurative) An attractive girl or woman.He looked Elinor over appraisingly as she seated herself on the banquette between him and Jake. "A real tsatskeh," he said with approval. — 1970 formstchotchkes