as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit
her one crotchet is a fondness for eating cookies while soaking in the tub
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Recent Examples of crotchet
Think outside the box All book collectors develop distinctive crotchets.
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Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
The origins of brackets — once referred to as crotchets, crooks, or hooks — are a mystery.
—Sarah Fay, Longreads, 17 Mar. 2020
Among his other crotchets was an aversion to bare canvas.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 7 May 2018
Maxine attended to his every whim and crotchet, never lost faith in his brilliance or potential, and delighted in surrounding him with exactly the sort of frivolous company his wife abhorred.
—Sadie Stein, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2017
Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
The origins of brackets — once referred to as crotchets, crooks, or hooks — are a mystery.
—Sarah Fay, Longreads, 17 Mar. 2020
Among his other crotchets was an aversion to bare canvas.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 7 May 2018
Maxine attended to his every whim and crotchet, never lost faith in his brilliance or potential, and delighted in surrounding him with exactly the sort of frivolous company his wife abhorred.
—Sadie Stein, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crotchet
Noun
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From fashion tips and tricks to tween and teen hair and nails, our back-to-school style guide has a little bit of everything.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
29 July 2025
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Over the years, Johnson has learned some tricks to help acquaint himself with new colleagues, from researching the background of management or coaches or looking up teammates on Madden to know a bit about their game.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Along those same lines, calling specific traits of genes good, could also cause people to look at other people who don’t have those genes in a lesser light.—
Sonia Thompson,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Her signature ultra-thin, arched eyebrows, a style trait belonging to her renowned ’90s aesthetic, were kept intact, while her lips glowed as if they’d been coated in a thin layer of chapstick.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Sometimes an offense takes on the characteristics of its most distinguishable member - only the Brewers have a lower team average exit speed than the Padres, and only a handful of clubs hit more line drives, as the club mimics the tendencies of Luis Arraez.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Felix Brill, chief investment officer at VP Bank, agrees that the SGD has many characteristics of a modern safe haven, including macroeconomic stability, strong institutions, a large current account surplus, and low political risk.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Disney Imagineers also studied muscle structure and nuances of speaking and gesturing, to mimic Walt Disney’s mannerisms and movements.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
17 July 2025
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The Walt animatronic looks authentic and natural while capturing the appearance, movements and mannerisms of a man considered one of the 100 most influential people of the last century.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
14 July 2025
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The United States has tried repeatedly to wean itself off immigrant employment, but cheap labor is a tough habit to kick.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
26 July 2025
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This formula/habit/trend does not typically occur across the pond, so shortening 'Edgware Road' to 'Edgware,' does pose an issue.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Dupree has Tourette Syndrome, and her symptoms include vocal tics and profane outbursts as a result of coprolalia.—
William Earl,
Variety,
17 June 2025
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The actors commit fully to every deranged tic they’re saddled with, so even long scenes of them wandering through the street, looking for people to terrorize, are gripping.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Despite their romance coming to an end, the adventure seeker's exhilarating life — filled with twists, turns and a fair share of couch surfing — had only just begun.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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The season ends with one last shocking twist: Kyle runs Sophie off the road and threatens her.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
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This is due to one of the peculiar quirks of quantum mechanics that shows simply measuring particles can change them!—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The redeployment of this onetime convent emphasized some of its most endearing quirks, too, retaining many of the murals painted on the walls—look for one suite, with a coffered ceiling festooned with pink roses, that is believed to have been where the Mother Superior would have slept.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
28 July 2025
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“Crotchet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crotchet. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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