kickshaw
/kik-shaw/US // ˈkɪkˌʃɔ //UK // (ˈkɪkˌʃɔː) //
踢皮球,踢球,踢足球,踢球者
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a tidbit or delicacy, especially one served as an appetizer or hors d'oeuvre.
- : something showy but without value; trinket; trifle.
Examples
Put about a cup of ale, is this not better than your foolish French kickshaw claret.
Absolutely everybody seemed to be lunching at Kickshaw's yesterday!
Andover, knowing her, imagined that she had been refused some kickshaw, and thought no more about it.
Notwithstanding the comforting assurances of Kickshaw, I felt considerably nervous.
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