Quelque Chose

Authors

Dmitri A. Borgmann

Abstract

The word kickshaw is derived from the French quelque chose, meaning "something"; in English, the word means "a bauble, trifle, or knickknack" or "a fancy tidbit." Kickshaws transposes to sick hawks, meaning "unhealthy attempts to clear the throat of phlegm" - not, I trust, an accurate description of the following.

Recommended Citation

Borgmann, Dmitri A. (1985) "Quelque Chose," Word Ways: Vol. 18 : Iss. 1 , Article 11.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol18/iss1/11