"ish ka bibble" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: Borrowing from Yiddish, meaning "I should worry". The origins are disputed. 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. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=ish ka bibble}} ish ka bibble
  1. Why should I worry?; I don't care. Related terms: ishkabibble
    Sense id: en-ish_ka_bibble-en-phrase-hCIl3JpU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_text": "Borrowing from Yiddish, meaning \"I should worry\". The origins are disputed. 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.",
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          "ref": "1913, The Santa Fe Magazine - Volume 8, page 74",
          "text": "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.\"",
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        {
          "ref": "1914, Steam Machinery: A Magazine of Men, Machinery and Methods",
          "text": "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.",
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        {
          "ref": "1989, Helen Harris Perlman, The Dancing Clock, and Other Childhood Memories, page 95",
          "text": "\"Guess I'll do some diving from the raft today,\" I said, pointedly, to Sonny. \"Ish ka bibble,\" Sonny said.",
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        "Why should I worry?; I don't care."
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        "Why should I worry?; I don't care."
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