Kibosh

/ˈkaɪˌbɒʃ/ · noun

Meaning

(slang) Chiefly in put on the kibosh or put the kibosh on: something which checks or restrains..

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

“What do you mean by hussies?” interrupted a champion of the other party, who has evinced a strong inclination to get up a branch fight on her own account. (“Hoo-roa,” ejaculates a pot-boy in a parenthesis, “put the kye-bosh on her, Mary.”)

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.

It's one of my little chores as private secretary to smell out these revolutions and affix the kibosh before they break out and scratch the paint off the government property.

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

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

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

I know because I worked with the Home Office and the service for many years to accomplish what became the envy of the world. It was being dismantled long before [Theresa] May took office – [David] Blunkett started the rot – but May has the ultimate kibosh.

Philly Kiboshes Blackout Tutoring [title] […] Plan of the Pennsylvania State Council of Defense to ring in a State-wide network of 45 stations for an "educational" blackout test, was nixed by the Office of Censorship after it was okayed by the Third Service Command of the army. Skedded for Thursday (8), purpose of the broadcast was to educate public with air raid warning signals and all Pennsylvanians were urged to listen to instructions as broadcast.

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Word Forms

• cabosh
• kaibosh
• kibbosh
• kiebosh
• kybosh
• kyebosh
• kiboshes
• kiboshing
• kiboshed

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