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kickshaw
[ kik-shaw ]
noun
- a tidbit or delicacy, especially one served as an appetizer or hors d'oeuvre.
- something showy but without value; trinket; trifle.
kickshaw
/ ˈkɪkˌʃɔː /
noun
- a valueless trinket
- archaic.a small elaborate or exotic delicacy
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kickshaw1
1590–1600; back formation from kickshaws < French quelque chose something (by folk etymology)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kickshaw1
C16: back formation from kickshaws, by folk etymology from French quelque chose something
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Example Sentences
Put about a cup of ale, is this not better than your foolish French kickshaw claret.
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Absolutely everybody seemed to be lunching at Kickshaw's yesterday!
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Andover, knowing her, imagined that she had been refused some kickshaw, and thought no more about it.
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Notwithstanding the comforting assurances of Kickshaw, I felt considerably nervous.
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