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.
by cunningpal August 29, 2017
by Agent00Devon December 19, 2011
Their plans were ishkabibbled to say the least.
by Ishkabibbled September 13, 2019
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?"
by Kevin Linden March 16, 2007
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.
by Fred Allnutt December 13, 2006
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?"
"I have no money, but oh well, ishkabibble."
by Kevin Linden March 15, 2007