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Tchotchke

My favorite word is the Yiddish “tchotchke,” for trinket or
bauble. Some words you like just for saying them aloud; well, I like
saying tchotchke out loud. It’s a chewy nugget of a word that just
begs to be pronounced!

terry bigham

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