1822. Scott, Fortunes of Nigel, xxi. I have given up . . . roastbeef and pudding for woodcocks and kickshaws.
1830. Marryat, King's Own, xxxiv. I seldom touch anything but the joint. I hate your kickshaws.
1881. Besant and Rice, Sweet Nelly, in Ten Years' Tenant etc., vol. i. p. 188. Falbalas for your frocks, quilted petticoats, gold kickshaws, china, pet negro boys.
Kick-shoe, subs. (old).—A dancer;
a caperer; a buffoon.
Kicksies. See Kicks.
Kicksy, adj. (old).—Troublesome;
disagreeable.
Kicksy-wicksy, subs. (old).—A term
of contempt for a woman.
1598. Shakspeare, All's Well etc. ii. 3. He wears his honour in a box, unseen, That hugs his kicksy-wicksey here at home.
1658. Brome, Covent Garden Weeded, p. 17. This kicksy-winsy giddi-*brain will spoil all.
Adj. (old).—Fantastic; restless.
Kick-up, subs. (common).—A row. Also Rowdiness.
b.1794. Wolcot ('Peter Pindar'), Odes of Condolence, in Wks. (1794), iii. 259. There'd be a pretty kick-up—what a squall.
1850. Smedley, Frank Fairleigh, p. 132. 'I tell you what,' said Lawless, 'the row and bother, and the whole kick-up altogether, has made me alarmingly hungry.'
1864. Dickens, Our Mutual Friend, iii. xiii. Not at all caring for . . . the precious kick-up and row that will come off.
1892. Milliken, 'Arry Ballads, p. 69. As to colour, and kick-up, our party was well to the front.
Kid, subs. (old).—1. A child. Hence, to kid = to lie in: also = to get with child; kidded or with kid = pregnant; kid-leather and kid-stretcher (q.v.). Also Kiddy.
English synonyms. Brat; encumbrance; get; imp; infantry (collectively); kinchin; limb; lullaby cheat; monkey; papoose; youngster.
French synonyms. Un or une gosse (general: also gossemar); un gluant (thieves': a sticker); un loupiau or loupiot (popular); un marmousin (popular = little monkey); un mignard (an endearment); un mion (thieves'); un momaque (thieves'); un momard or momignard (popular); un môme (popular); un morbaque (pop. a disagreeable child); un moucheron (popular); un moufflet (popular); un mounin (thieves').
Italian synonyms. Fantasima; fiacco (= weak); cifo; cifon; pivastro; pivo; smerlo.
1599. Middleton etc., Old Law, iii. 2. I am old, you say; Yes, parlous old, kids, and you mark me well!
1690. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew, s.v.
1690. D'Urfey, Collin's Walk, iv. And at her back a kid that cry'd Still as she pinch'd it, fast was ty'd.
1694. Dryden, Love Triumphant, Epilogue, 19. What if he taught our sex more cautious carriage, And not to be too coming before marriage; For fear of my misfortune in the play, A kid brought home upon the wedding-day?
1714. Memoirs of John Hall (4th ed.) p. 12. kid, A child.
1719. Durfey, Pills to Purge, i. 321. And thus he to an old Midwife hied, To bring the poor kid to light, Sir.
1725. New Cant. Dict., s.v.
1748. T. Dyche, Dictionary, (5th ed.) Kid (S.). . . . also a nickname for a child or young person.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v.
