kickshaw

kick·shaw

noun \ˈkik-ˌshȯ\

Definition of KICKSHAW

1

: a fancy dish : delicacy

2

: trinket, gewgaw

Examples of KICKSHAW

1. <a display case in the antiques shop filled with costume jewelry and various kickshaws from the 1920s>
2. <the company's holiday party always features an array of artfully confected kickshaws>

Origin of KICKSHAW

by folk etymology from French quelque chose something

First Known Use: 1597

Related to KICKSHAW

Synonyms

bauble, bibelot, curio, curiosity, doodad, gaud, gewgaw (also geegaw), gimcrack, knickknack, novelty, ornamental, tchotchke, trinket

Related Words

bijouterie, bric-a-brac, gimcrackery, trinketry, trumpery, virtu (or vertu); bagatelle, trifle; figurine, objet d'art (also objet), ornament; keepsake, memento, souvenir; conversation piece; collectible (or collectable), collector's item

Rhymes with KICKSHAW

backsaw, band saw, bear claw, bedstraw, blue law, bucksaw, buzz saw, bylaw, case law, catclaw, cat's-paw, chain saw, Choctaw, coleslaw, Corn Law, crenshaw, cumshaw, cushaw, Danelaw, declaw, Esau, forepaw, fretsaw, glass jaw, grandma, grandpa, guffaw, hacksaw, handsaw, hawkshaw, hee-haw, hurrah, in-law, jackdaw, jackstraw, jigsaw, last straw, leash law, lockjaw, lynch law, macaw, Moose Jaw, Nassau, old-squaw, outdraw, outlaw, pasha, pawpaw, pit saw, pooh-bah, poor law, rickshaw, ringtaw, ripsaw, scofflaw, scrimshaw, scroll saw, seesaw, shield law, southpaw, Skiddaw, tack claw, trishaw, tussah, undraw, Utah, Warsaw, whipsaw, wiredraw, withdraw