Note: Kicky-wicky, or, in some editions, Kicksy-wicksy, is applied contemptuously to a wife by Shakespeare, in ``All's Well that Ends Well,'' ii. 3, 297. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Kicksy-wicksy — Kick sy wick sy, a. Fantastic; restless; as, kicksy wicksy flames. Nares. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kicky-wisky — Kicksy wicksy Kick sy wick sy, Kicky wisky Kick y wisk y, n. That which is restless and uneasy. [1913 Webster] Note: Kicky wicky, or, in some editions, Kicksy wicksy, is applied contemptuously to a wife by Shakespeare, in All s Well that Ends… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kickie-wickie — /kikˈi wik i/ (Shakespeare) noun A wife ORIGIN: Altered by editors to kicksy wicksy; perh connected with ↑kickshaws … Useful english dictionary
