cosher

American  

[kosh-er] / ˈkɒʃ ər /

verb (used with object)

1. to treat with special fondness; pamper.

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cosher British  

/ ˈkɒʃə /

verb

1. (tr) to pamper or coddle

2. (intr) to live or be entertained at the expense of another

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Etymology

Origin of cosher

First recorded in 1860–65; perhaps conflation of cocker ³ with uncertain elements, though frequently connected to Hiberno-English cosher “to feast, live at the expense of kinsmen,” from Irish cóisir “feast, retinue” (also of uncertain origin but perhaps ultimately from French causerie “conversation, talk”; cf. coze)