English Explanatory Dictionary

ish ka bibble

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Why should I worry?; I don't care.

Word forms

ish ka bibble

Etymology

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.

Related words

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