- “I don’t want to wait for him to ask me out. That’s so Kosher! I’ll ask him first.” – roommate Oct 2013
Kosher
adjective; other word formation type widening
Originally referring to the types of food allowed to be consumed according to Jewish dietary law. Shifted in meaning to generalize to anything that is “right”, “correct”, “goody-two-shoes”, meaning unoriginal or too conventional.
Etymology : Derivation of Kosher, originally meaning “proper or lawful” from Hebrew "kasher", taken to mean generally “correct” in 1896. (etymonline)
Source : conversation with roommate, Oct 2013
Last modified: 25 November 2013