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"I need socks,” Jamaica Kincaid said, standing in the doorway of her clapboard Vermont home, barefoot and clutching her laptop. She went upstairs to fetch a pair and asked that I wait in her living room, which was cluttered in a cozy way, the walls filled with books and every surface covered with tchotchkes—menorahs and tropical-colored paintings and miniature brass sculptures."
tchotchkes chotch·ke
"I need socks,” Jamaica Kincaid said, standing in the doorway of her clapboard Vermont home, barefoot and clutching her laptop. She went upstairs to fetch a pair and asked that I wait in her living room, which was cluttered in a cozy way, the walls filled with books and every surface covered with tchotchkes—menorahs and tropical-colored paintings and miniature brass sculptures."
tchotchkes chotch·ke
[ chóchkə ]
- trinket: a trinket or piece of bric-a-brac
I have a friend who uses that word all the time but I had no idea it was spelled that way. Thanks for playing along.
ReplyDeleteI love this word as well, I have a hard time pronouncing it though. A good friend also uses it all the time.
ReplyDeleteHear that word a lot, but was surprised to see how it was spelled.
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Thank you so much for including a pronunciation guide! What a fun word to throw out. And what book is this from?
ReplyDeleteThat's a new one for me. I doubt it will be in my vocabulary as I have no idea how to say it.
ReplyDeleteI'm new to WWW - I'm loving all this amazing word power and the new book possibilities :-)
ReplyDeleteCuriously I've come across this word before but for the life of me cannot remember where.
I love the guttural sounds you make when trying to pronounce it - it's a full mouth experience!
Ditto to Kathy's comment, above. I would have a hard time spelling this word! :)
ReplyDeletenew word for me..:)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great word- I don't think I'd ever remember how to spell it.
ReplyDeleteTchotchke is such a great word! I'm glad there are other people who get as excited about words as I do. :)
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