Kibosh

Quick meaning: Kibosh is a noun meaning (British, slang, obsolete, rare) Bosh, nonsense.

Meaning

(British, slang, obsolete, rare) Bosh, nonsense.

More Meanings

1. (British, slang, obsolete, rare) Chiefly preceded by the: fashion, style.
2. (slang) Chiefly in put on the kibosh or put the kibosh on: something which checks or restrains.
3. (slang, transitive) To decisively put a stop to or terminate (someone or something).

Example Sentences

George put the kibosh on the Kirov case and now he's trying to get it right, flying solo in his old age.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul. Gob, that puts the bloody kybosh on it if old sloppy eyes is mucking up the show.

The right plan would be to put the complete kybosh (if I may use the expression) on your chances of becoming an alderman.

Once or twice triumphant memories of the earlier incidents nerve his face for awhile. "I put the ky-bosh on his little game," he remarks.

Word Forms

• kibbosh
• kiboshes
• kiboshing
• kiboshed

Synonyms for kibosh

Depending on context, synonyms include block, stop, halt.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stop, halt, block, veto, kaibosh, limit.

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