Kickshaw

ahd-5
  • noun. A fancy food; a delicacy.
  • noun. A trinket; a gewgaw.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Something fantastical or uncommon; something trifling, not otherwise named or described, or that has no particular name.
  • noun. A light, unsubstantial dish, or kind of food.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. See kickshaws, the correct singular.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A dainty or delicacy
  • noun. A trinket or gewgaw
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. something considered choice to eat
    • Word Usage
    "Pitt would do anything to keep what he called the “French kickshaw” away."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    aliment  alimentation  nourishment  nutriment  nutrition  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    ambrosia  bone marrow  choice morsel  confection  gelatin  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Connolly  antient  bagatelle  barrack-room  buccaneering  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    a continental  a curse  a damn  a darn  a hoot  
    variant
    kickshaws  
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