📚 Tchotchke, noun. 🔉 /ˈtʃɒtʃkə/ 🇬🇧 ❓ Definition (informal • North American): A small object that is decorative rather than strictly functional; a trinket. ❗️ Examples: 1. A pig mug and a dozen or so other porcine tchotchkes adorn his office. 2. The group staged golf tournaments and cruises and sold innumerable collectible tchotchkes - limited-edition wooden plaques, team pictures, 25th anniversary prepaid calling cards. 3. He has a huge collection of tchotchkes. 4. In return, he gets an eagle tchotchke for his knickknack shelf because ‘eagles have no borders.’ 5. The L-shaped dining room possesses a modern-man aesthetic too, what with its spaciousness, absence of tchotchkes, copper-sponged walls, pillow-lined banquettes and unclothed brown tables. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic