Revisit to kibosh – rejecting the Irish ‘cap-of-death’ etymology

Author

Gerald Leonard Cohen, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Matthew Little
Stephen Goranson

Recommended Citation

Cohen, G. L., Little, M., & Goranson, S. (2020). Revisit to kibosh – rejecting the Irish ‘cap-of-death’ etymology. Comments on Etymology, February 2020, 49(5), pp. 2-12. Gerald Leonard Cohen.

Department(s)

Arts, Languages, and Philosophy

Comments

Other articles of interest on this topic include:

• The Origin of Kibosh
• Comments on Etymology, May 2019: Kibosh Update #4 (Compilation)
• 'For "Kibosh": More evidence a whip can be "put on".'
• Revisit to kibosh – OED3’s tentative consideration of a Yiddish origin for kibosh in ‘put the kibosh on’ should be definitively set aside
• More on kibosh: ca. 1830 "Penal Servitude!" broadside denounced the callousness (not merely ineffectiveness) of the reform activity of the early 1830’s

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2020 Gerald Leonard Cohen, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

February 2020