Word Ways
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
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