Tchotchke

The area around the entrance to the basilica has a dozen or so official Tchotchke places, so it qualifies as a tourist trap.

Eric Lurio: Essential Tourist Traps, Part Seven: The Vatican Eric Lurio 2010

The area around the entrance to the basilica has a dozen or so official Tchotchke places, so it qualifies as a tourist trap.

Eric Lurio: Essential Tourist Traps, Part Seven: The Vatican Eric Lurio 2010

Decline in the Tchotchke Index from 2000 to 2007 after adjusting for inflation, according to the DemoMemo blog from New Strategist Publications, a publisher of aggregated government and industry consumer data.

By the Numbers: Americans spending less on extras for the home, according to Tchotchke Index 2009

The Tchotchke Index is a measure of the fluff in America's household budgets.

By the Numbers: Americans spending less on extras for the home, according to Tchotchke Index 2009

Decline in the Tchotchke Index from 2000 to 2007 after adjusting for inflation, according to the DemoMemo blog from New Strategist Publications, a publisher of  aggregated government and industry consumer data.

By the Numbers: Americans spending less on extras for the home, according to Tchotchke Index 2009

From The Book of Shadow, "A Tchotchke to Remember the Smell of Whimsy"; the reference to the book title is not quite accurate, but it's close enough:

surreal botany namechecks jlundberg 2008

Among the spelling corrections like “Seidman should replace ‘Sideman’” is this: “Tchotchke should replace ‘chochki.’”

No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

Among the spelling corrections like “Seidman should replace ‘Sideman’” is this: “Tchotchke should replace ‘chochki.’”

No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

Among the spelling corrections like “Seidman should replace ‘Sideman’” is this: “Tchotchke should replace ‘chochki.’”

No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

Among the spelling corrections like “Seidman should replace ‘Sideman’” is this: “Tchotchke should replace ‘chochki.’”

No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003