Etymology

kickshaw

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Today it means: A dainty or delicacy. Full definition →

Middle French quelque chose
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  1. Middle French · borrowed fromquelque chose“something”
  2. English todaykickshaw

From Middle French quelque chose (“something”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.