kickshaw

[ kik-shaw ]

/ ˈkɪkˌʃɔ /

a tidbit or delicacy, especially one served as an appetizer or hors d'oeuvre.

something showy but without value; trinket; trifle.

Origin of kickshaw

1590–1600; back formation from kickshaws < French quelque chose something (by folk etymology)

Absolutely everybody seemed to be lunching at Kickshaw's yesterday!

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, Apr 2, 1919 |Various
Andover, knowing her, imagined that she had been refused some kickshaw, and thought no more about it.

The Black Moth |Georgette Heyer
Notwithstanding the comforting assurances of Kickshaw, I felt considerably nervous.

Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 |Various
Put about a cup of ale, is this not better than your foolish French kickshaw claret.

The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century |Charles Bastide

kickshaw

/ (ˈkɪkˌʃɔː) /

a valueless trinket

archaic a small elaborate or exotic delicacy

C16: back formation from kickshaws, by folk etymology from French quelque chose something