Cassidy

[Alice Faber]

Wilson Gray wrote:
> Personally, I think that it's obvious that "kibosh" comes from
> Yiddish. The analysis is clear. I'm familiar with the term. Yet, I
> know that it's not BE. That leaves Yiddish. Q.E.D. :-)
>

It's hard to argue with that logic!


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