α. 1900s– chotchke, 1900s– tchotchke, 1900s– tchotchkeh, 1900s– tchotchkies (plural).
β. 1900s– tsatske Brit. /ˈtsɒtskə/, U.S.
/ˈtsɑtskə/, 1900s– tsatskeh, 1900s– tsotskeh.
单词 | tchotchke |
释义 | tchotchken.α. 1900s– chotchke, 1900s– tchotchke, 1900s– tchotchkeh, 1900s– tchotchkies (plural). β. 1900s– tsatske Brit. colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). 1. An object which is decorative or amusing rather than strictly functional; a trinket, knick-knack. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > cheap or gaudy > gewgaw or trinket baublec1330 gaudc1430 gayc1475 strincate1489 trim-tram1523 gewgawa1529 trinketa1533 toy1548 gaudy1555 baublery1583 trinkilo1631 jingle-jangle1640 prettiness1649 trinkum1665 knacka1677 knick-knack1682 trinkum-trankum1699 knick-knacket1793 knick-knackery1812 trankum1819 gaw1822 pretty1882 trinklet1897 mathom1954 tchotchke1968 1968 L. Rosten Joys of Yiddish 408 He gave her some tsatske or other for her trouble. 1974 N.Y. Times 12 July 31 ‘Décor doesn't add to the glamour of a suit,’ an owner pointed out. ‘You're not buying the rugs or the lamps or the tsatskes.’ 1992 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 7 Nov. (Final ed.) g7 In true Victorian style, there is not an inch of empty wall space or a surface uncluttered with the sort of ‘tsatske’ that was so dear to Victorian hearts. 2009 New Yorker 22 June 67/2 Her desk is covered in bobbleheads and tchotchkes: Alfred E. Neuman, Mulder and Scully, Spike from ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, a pop-up nun. 2. In Jewish usage: a pretty or attractive girl or woman. Cf. tchotchkeleh n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] > prettiness > specifically of woman > pretty girl or woman primerolea1350 jolyvet1413 prim1509 nicebeceturc1520 bit of stuff?1553 nicebice1595 dabchick1612 rosebud1668 doll1778 living doll1785 a bit (also bundle) of muslin1823 a bit (also piece) of all right1895 bit of fluff1903 dolly1906 baby doll1908 cutiea1911 cutie-pie1920 kewpie1946 tchotchke1968 tchotchkeleh1985 1968 L. Rosten Joys of Yiddish 408 A tsatske is:..8. A cute female; a pretty little number; a chick; a babe; a playgirl. 1970 S. Ellin Man from Nowhere xix. 94 He looked Elinor over appraisingly... ‘A real tsatskeh,’ he said with approval. 1997 Inside (Philadelphia, Pa.) 31 Mar. 132 She was equally certain that butchers hid their best hens in the walk-in refrigerator and doled them out to their favorites—tsatskes (cuties)—who didn't mind a little bit of sexual harassment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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