English Explanatory Dictionary

bosh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Nonsense.
intj
  1. An expression of disbelief or annoyance.
noun
  1. The lower part of a blast furnace, between the hearth and the stack.
noun
  1. A figure.
intj
  1. An expression of speedy and satisfactory completion of a simple or straightforward task.
verb
  1. To consume (illicit drugs).
noun
  1. A fiddle (musical instrument).
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/bɒʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bosh.wav /bɑʃ/

Word forms

bosh boshes boshing boshed

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بوش (boş, “empty, unoccupied”). Entered popular usage in English from the novels of James Justinian Morier.

Synonyms

blatherskite hogwash malarkey fiddlesticks horsefeathers pull the other one boom bam bang bammo bingo bish bash bosh bada bing bada boom bingo bango there that does it
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