Bosh

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɒʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɒʃ
• Homophones: Bosch

From Turkish boÅŸ ("empty, unoccupied"). Entered into popular usage in English from the novels of James Justinian Morier.

Full definition of bosh

Noun

1. (chiefly British) Nonsense.
• 1868, w, For A' That And A' That, Tho' hundreds cheer his blatant bosh,
  He's but a goose for a' that.
• 1884, w, The Unclassed Chapter 17, 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.

Interjection

1. (chiefly British) An expression of disbelief or annoyance.
• 1904, w, The Food of the Gods Chapter 1, "Bosh!" said the Vicar, rejecting the hint altogether.

From German

Noun

1. The lower part of a blast furnace, between the hearth and the stack.

Compare German Posse ("farce, burlesque"), Italian bozzo ("a rough stone"), bozzetto ("a rough sketch").

Noun

1. (British, chiefly Norfolk, slang, archaic) A figure.to cut a bosh — "to make a figure"

Interjection

1. (British) An expression of speedy and satisfactory completion of a simple or straightforward task.
• 2001, It's a ~3 foot double lead with two 5-pin DIN plugs on one end and a big gameport-sized-n-shaped plug on the other. One end into the gameport, t'other plugs into the back of your keyboard. Bosh, job done.
• 2001, 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.
• 2003, Wrong, get a LPG diesel. More power than either, better economy than either, bosh, job's done.

Synonyms

• bish bash bosh

Anagrams

• HBOS
• hobs