kickshaw
[ kik-shaw ]
/ ˈkɪkˌʃɔ /
noun
a tidbit or delicacy, especially one served as an appetizer or hors d'oeuvre.
something showy but without value; trinket; trifle.
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Origin of kickshaw
1590–1600; back formation from kickshaws<French quelque chose something (by folk etymology)
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Example sentences from the Web for kickshaw
Absolutely everybody seemed to be lunching at Kickshaw's yesterday!
Andover, knowing her, imagined that she had been refused some kickshaw, and thought no more about it.
The Black Moth|Georgette HeyerNotwithstanding the comforting assurances of Kickshaw, I felt considerably nervous.
Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2|VariousPut about a cup of ale, is this not better than your foolish French kickshaw claret.
The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century|Charles Bastide
British Dictionary definitions for kickshaw
kickshaw
kickshaws
/ (ˈkɪkˌʃɔː) /
noun
a valueless trinket
archaic a small elaborate or exotic delicacy
Word Origin for kickshaw
C16: back formation from kickshaws, by folk etymology from French quelque chose something
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