bosh.
Nonsense.
Meaning & usage
Nonsense.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بوش (boş, “empty, unoccupied”). Entered popular usage in English from the novels of James Justinian Morier.
An expression of disbelief or annoyance.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بوش (boş, “empty, unoccupied”). Entered popular usage in English from the novels of James Justinian Morier.
The lower part of a blast furnace, between the hearth and the stack.
Where this word comes from
Probably from German, compare Böschung, böschen
A figure.
Where this word comes from
Compare German Posse (“farce, burlesque”), Italian bozzo (“a rough stone”), bozzetto (“a rough sketch”).
An expression of speedy and satisfactory completion of a simple or straightforward task.
Where this word comes from
An onomatopoeic formation, imitating a sudden blow.
To consume (illicit drugs).
A fiddle (musical instrument).
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Romani bosh.
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