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ish ka bibble

ish ka bibble phrase: why should I worry?; I don't care.

Phrase

ish ka bibble

  1. Why should I worry?; I don't care.
    • Guess they thought we would crawfish, But there was never a word or a quibble ; When they offered us freights, among others, We said "Let 'em come, ish-ka-bibble."1913, The Santa Fe Magazine - Volume 8, page 74
    • Surveying your individual reasons, Nature remarks "Ish ka bibble" in a bored tone and goes on to run the square and the level over the job.1914, Steam Machinery: A Magazine of Men, Machinery and Methods

Origin of ish ka bibble

Supposedly a borrowing from Yiddish, with disputed origins. One theory is that it is a corruption of the German nicht gefiedelt ("not flustered"). Another possibility is that it comes from German ich kaan bedibbert ("I am abashed"). Possibly a fake Yiddishism.

Questions about ish ka bibble

What does ish ka bibble mean?
Ish ka bibble means why should I worry?; I don't care.
What part of speech is ish ka bibble?
Ish ka bibble is a phrase.

Words near ish ka bibble in the dictionary

  1. ISFJs
  2. ISFP
  3. ISFPs
  4. Isga
  5. ish
  6. ish ka bibble
  7. isha
  8. Ishaan
  9. Ishak
  10. Ishaks
  11. Isham

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