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Dammit in reply to @miro_o

Lolz. I think that comes from hebrew so maybe not.

Nope, it's an acronym: Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, and Lauderdale, privy councillors to Charles the second.

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miro_o in reply to @Dammit

Cute. It comes from Kabbalah. It became fashionable in Europe in the 17th century apparently.

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Sifta in reply to @miro_o

Google says that "Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, and Lauderdale" is a thing. What we need is Susie Dent
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atz in reply to @miro_o

Cute. It comes from Kabbalah. It became fashionable in Europe in the 17th century apparently.

Perversely both of you are right. The term does come from Kabbalah but also the term was popularised by the privy councillors @Dammit mentioned

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