- kickshaw
- kickshaw late 16c., "a fancy dish in cookery" (especially a non-native one), from English pronunciation of Fr. quelque chose "something."
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Kickshaw — Kick shaw , n. See {Kickshaws}, the correct singular. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kickshaw — [kik′shô΄] n. [earlier kickshaws, altered (by folk etym.) < Fr quelque chose, something] 1. a fancy food or dish; delicacy; tidbit 2. a trinket; trifle; gewgaw … English World dictionary
kickshaw — noun Etymology: by folk etymology from French quelque chose something Date: 1597 1. a fancy dish ; delicacy 2. trinket, gewgaw … New Collegiate Dictionary
kickshaw — /kik shaw /, n. 1. a tidbit or delicacy, esp. one served as an appetizer or hors d oeuvre. 2. something showy but without value; trinket; trifle. [1590 1600; back formation from kickshaws < F quelque chose something (by folk etym.)] * * * … Universalium
kickshaw — noun a) A dainty or delicacy b) A trinket or gewgaw … Wiktionary
kickshaw — Synonyms and related words: a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, agate, ambrosia, bagatelle, ball, baseball bat, bat, battledore, bauble, bean, bibelot, bit, blocks, bonne bouche, brass farthing, bric a brac, button, cate, cent,… … Moby Thesaurus
kickshaw — n. special delicacy; toy, attractive but worthless object … English contemporary dictionary
kickshaw — noun 1》 archaic a fancy but insubstantial cooked dish. 2》 chiefly N. Amer. an elegant but insubstantial trinket. Origin C16: from Fr. quelque chose something … English new terms dictionary
kickshaw — kick·shaw … English syllables
kickshaw — kick•shaw [[t]ˈkɪkˌʃɔ[/t]] n. 1) coo a tidbit or delicacy 2) trinket; trifle • Etymology: 1590–1600; back formation from kickshaws < F quelque chose something … From formal English to slang
