KICKSHAW Meaning of KICKSHAW in English ■ noun1》 archaic a fancy but insubstantial cooked dish. 2》 chiefly N. Amer. an elegant but insubstantial trinket.OriginC16: from Fr. quelque chose 'something'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004