Ishkabibble was the name of a character on the 1930's radio show "Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge". Prior to that it was used as a slang word meaning "No worries," or "Who cares?"
There is a Yiddish expression, "nisht gefidlt," meaning "it doesn't matter to me," from which the term "ish kabibble" may derive. "I should worry?" This explanation is from Wikipedia.
So the Stock Market collapsed. Ishkabibble? I neverowned a stock in my life!
In the 1930's and 40'S. a Band Leader Kay Kayser had a radio show called "Kay Kayser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge" He had a trumpeter Merwyn Bogue, who later called "Ish Kabibble" (from an old Yiddish song titled "Ish Ga Bibble") loosely translated means "I Should Worry",who sang novelty type tunes.
The word Ish kabibble has a variety of meanings all of them meaning nothing. That's all Ishkabibble.
A word used in chatrooms to break an awkward silence or disrupt a serious argument. It's usage in the latter situation is generally followed by insistentsics to shut up (STFU) or to get out (GTFO), thus achieving the usual goal of using the word by shifting the ire of the room to a singular point rather then allowing to spread.
Person 1 to Person 2: "...and then, you Nazi CommieHippy bastard, I'll-"
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.