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Re: OT: Junk/Dim S(ui)m

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Monday, September 15, 2003, 22:01
On Mon, Sep 15, 2003 at 05:33:56PM -0400, Isidora Zamora wrote:

> What are chotchkies?

An odd spelling of "tchotchkes". :)  "Tchotchke" is Yiddish for
a knick-knack, or a trinket.  Around here we use it to
refer to the little promotional toys that get handed out at
conventions and such.

-Mark