Revisit to kibosh – OED3’s tentative consideration of a Yiddish origin for kibosh in ‘put the kibosh on’ should be definitively set aside

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 – OED3’s tentative consideration of a Yiddish origin for kibosh in ‘put the kibosh on’ should be definitively set aside. Comments on Etymology, March 2020, 49(6), pp. 2-13. 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 – rejecting the Irish ‘cap-of-death’ etymology
• 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

March 2020