bosh
See also: Bosh
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɒʃ
- Homophones: Boche, Bosch
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Turkish boş (“empty, unoccupied”). Entered popular usage in English from the novels of James Justinian Morier.
Noun
bosh (uncountable)
- (chiefly British) Nonsense.
- 1868, Shirley Brooks, For A' That And A' That:
- Tho' hundreds cheer his blatant bosh,
He's but a goose for a' that.
- 1884, George Gissing, chapter 17, in The Unclassed:
- But you know very well you're talking bosh," exclaimed Abraham, somewhat discomfited. "There must be government, and there must be order, say what you like.
- 1912, Edwin L[egrand] Sabin, chapter VIII, in With Carson and Frémont:
- Oliver saw Kit Carson wink at the lieutenant and Lucien Maxwell, as the speech reached them, and it was evident that these three leaders did not believe the Indian tales. Consequently he himself decided that the reports of "evil spirits" awaiting were all bosh.
- 1955, C[live] S[taples] Lewis, chapter 5, in The Magician's Nephew, Collins, published 1998:
- "Why, it's absolute bosh from beginning to end."
Synonyms
- blatherskite, hogwash, malarkey; see also Thesaurus:nonsense
Interjection
bosh
- (chiefly British) An expression of disbelief or annoyance.
- 1904, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, chapter 1, in The Food of the Gods:
- "Bosh!" said the Vicar, rejecting the hint altogether.
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German
Noun
bosh (plural boshes)
- The lower part of a blast furnace, between the hearth and the stack.
Etymology 3
Compare German Posse (“farce, burlesque”), Italian bozzo (“a rough stone”), bozzetto (“a rough sketch”).
Noun
bosh (plural boshes)
Interjection
bosh
- (British) An expression of speedy and satisfactory completion of a simple or straightforward task.
- 2001, uk.local.lincolnshire[2] (Usenet):
- My father registered with these people a few months ago, and all his calls dried up. He was also of the opinion that he shouldn't need to register not to be disturbed, and he's pretty ruthless on the 'phone when he wants to be . . . but eventually he grew tired of it . . . bosh. Job done.
Synonyms
Etymology 4
Verb
bosh (third-person singular simple present boshes, present participle boshing, simple past and past participle boshed)
- (UK, slang, transitive) To consume (illicit drugs).
- 1996, Aidan Macfarlane, Magnus Macfarlane, Philip Robson, The user: the truth about drugs, what they do, how they feel, and why people take them
- We boshed two grams each of the beast 10, and then we went downstairs.
- 2015, Oliver Merlin, Clapham High Way (page 188)
- People want to make sure they are loaded up well before midnight. It's not like any other party where they might not turn up until eleven. They commence boshing pills straight away […]
- 2017, Jon Boon, James Desborough, The Shamen rapper who sang "Es are good" has revealed he was high on drugs every time he did TOTP (in The Mirror newspaper)
- “I wasn’t on three (e) pills, I was on 1. So, I remember it. It’s only when you bosh that third pill you start losing it, that’s not really how you take ecstasy. Kids do that, but it’s a bit foolish. Not that I’m saying I haven’t done that!”
- 1996, Aidan Macfarlane, Magnus Macfarlane, Philip Robson, The user: the truth about drugs, what they do, how they feel, and why people take them
Anagrams
Albanian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بوش (boş).
Adjective
bosh
- empty (devoid of content)
Related terms
Romani
Noun
bosh
Uzbek
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Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *baĺč (“head”).
Noun
bosh (plural boshlar)
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