tsatske

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tsats·ke

(tsäts′kə)

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Noun	1.	tsatske - (Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman chachka, tchotchke, tchotchkeleh, tshatshke Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman - a young woman; "a young lady of 18"
	2.	tsatske - (Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket chachka, tchotchke, tshatshke collectable, collectible - things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique) Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script

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I believe the ugliness of the tsatskes we sold, and then surrounded ourselves with, demoralized us."