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kickshaw
[ kik-shaw ]
/ ˈkɪkˌʃɔ /
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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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How to use kickshaw in a sentence
Put about a cup of ale, is this not better than your foolish French kickshaw claret.
The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century|Charles BastideAbsolutely 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|Various
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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