Kibosh — Ki bosh, n. 1. Nonsense; stuff; also, fashion; style. [Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Portland cement when thrown or blown into the recesses of carved stonework to intensify the shadows. {To put the kibosh on}, to dispose of; to squelch; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kibosh — (also kybosh) ► NOUN (in phrase put the kibosh on) informal ▪ put a decisive end to. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
kibosh — [kī′bäsh΄, ki bäsh′] n. [earlier also kyebosh < ? Ir cie bais, lit., cap of death: infl. in Eng by assoc. with BOSH1] Slang a thing that stops (something else): now usually in put the kibosh on, to put an end to; squelch or veto … English World dictionary
kibosh — [n] stop cancellation, check, curb, end, halt, veto; concept 119 … New thesaurus
kibosh — [“kaibaf OR ka”baf] 1. tv. to end something; to squelch something. □ Please don’t try to kibosh the scheme this time. □ Fred kiboshed our plan. 2. n. the end; the final blow; the thing that terminates something. (Usually with the. See also put… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
kibosh — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1836 something that serves as a check or stop < put the kibosh on that > • kibosh transitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
kibosh — /kuy bosh, ki bosh /, n. Informal. 1. nonsense. 2. put the kibosh on, to put an end to; squelch; check: Another such injury may put the kibosh on her athletic career. [1830 40; of obscure orig.] * * * … Universalium
kibosh — n. (colloq.) end to put the kibosh on smt. * * * [ kaɪbɒʃ] (colloq.) [ end ] to put the kibosh on smt … Combinatory dictionary
kibosh — (KYE bosh) [poss. Yiddish] Originally and informally, nonsense. To put the kibosh on: to put an end to something; to squelch; to spoil; to veto. Our manager is trying to put the kibosh on a staff member who spends most of the day logged on… … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
kibosh — ki|bosh [ˈkaıbɔʃ US ba:ʃ] n put the kibosh on sth old fashioned informal to stop a plan, idea etc from developing = ↑ruin … Dictionary of contemporary English
