Sekirov Dictionary

kibosh

UK /ˈkaɪˌbɒʃ/US /ˈkaɪˌbɑʃ/

noun 2
verb 1
forms 3

noun2

•
(slang, no longer used) Bosh, nonsense.
- Gar'n! Gives me the 'ump, all this kibosh 'bout morals, and taste, and all that. — 1887
•
(slang, no longer used) Chiefly preceded by the: fashion, style.
- She was, in very Sooth, among the highest of the Rollers, but Hiram stood for the Bills with nary a Whimper. He was proud to be the Husband of the Lady Ki-Bosh of the Local Knickerbockers. — 1904

verb1

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(slang) To decisively put a stop to or terminate (someone or something).
- His second book is full of spirited advice on how to do business deals. According to [Mark] McCormack, this often amounts to keeping lawyers from kiboshing the deal. — 1987

forms

kiboshed · kiboshing · kiboshes

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