Word of the Day – Kickshaw

Kickshaw (noun) (archaic)

kik-shor

A fancy but insubstantial cooked dish, especially one of foreign origin. Or, An elegant but insubstantial trinket.

Late 16th century: from French quelque chose ‘something’. The French spelling was common in the 17th century; the present form results from interpretation of quelque chose as plural.

Example sentences

“All they sell is kickshaw wrapped in puff pastry.”

“It was pretty but cheap, nothing but a kickshaw.”