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kick⋅shaw
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ˈkɪkˌʃɔ
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–noun
1.
a tidbit or delicacy, esp. one served as an appetizer or hors d'oeuvre.
2.
something showy but without value; trinket; trifle.
Origin:
1590–1600;
back formation from
kickshaws
< F
quelque chose
something (by folk etym.)
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kick·shaw
(kĭk'shô')
n.
A fancy food; a delicacy.
A trinket; a gewgaw.
[By folk etymology from French
quelque chose
,
something
:
quelque
,
some
(
quel
,
what
from Latin
quālis
,
of what kind
; see
quality
+
que
,
what, which, who
from Vulgar Latin
*que
, from Latin
quid
,
what
; see
quiddity
) +
chose
,
thing
; see
chose
2
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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