[Ads-l] Origin of Kibosh, news story

[Cohen, Gerald Leonard]

My campus put out a news story today about the book that Stephen Goranson, Matthew Little

and I recently published on the origin of the expression put the kibosh on:


http://news.mst.edu/2017/12/st-etymologist-co-authors-book-on-origin-of-put-the-kibosh-on/


Stephen, Matthew, and I feel comfortable defending the book's thesis (that kibosh derives from the

Mideastern whip known as a kurbash) and will welcome questions/discussion on the subject.


Gerald Cohen

Department of Arts, Languages, & Philosophy

Missouri University of Science & Technology

Rolla, MO 65409

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