bosh

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UK /bɒʃ/ US /bɑʃ/

noun 4intj 2verb 1name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

managed

VERB + BOSH

bash, broke, cheer, cut, talking

BOSH + NOUN

abraham, d, flambeau, he's, job, night, vicar

PREP.

ADV.

only, only, somewhat

Definitions

noun

Nonsense.

Tho' hundreds cheer his blatant bosh, He's but a goose for a' that.

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.

intj

An expression of disbelief or annoyance.

"Bosh!" said the Vicar, rejecting the hint altogether.

“The people who wrote the mediaeval ballads,” answered the priest, “knew more about fairies than you do. It isn’t only nice things that happen in fairyland.” “Oh, bosh!” said Flambeau. “Only nice things could happen under such an innocent moon. I am for pushing on now and seeing what does really come. We may die and rot before we ever see again such a moon or such a mood.”

noun

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — pretentious or silly talk or writing

baloney
boloney
bilgewater
drool
humbug
taradiddle
tarradiddle
tommyrot

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Tho' hundreds cheer his blatant bosh, He's but a goose for a' that.

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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.

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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 decid

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"Bosh!" said the Vicar, rejecting the hint altogether.

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to cut a bosh — "to make a figure"

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, bosh is marked as archaic, slang, British, UK, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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