Definition of BOSH

bosh

Plural: boshes

Noun

  • Utter nonsense; foolish or absurd talk or ideas.
  • pretentious or silly talk or writing
  • Nonsense.
  • The lower part of a blast furnace, between the hearth and the stack.
  • A figure.
  • A fiddle (musical instrument).

Intj

  • An expression of disbelief or annoyance.
  • An expression of speedy and satisfactory completion of a simple or straightforward task.

Verb

  • To consume (illicit drugs).

Examples

  • His explanation for placing ’BOSH’ on a triple-word score was pure bosh, but effective.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بوش (boş, “empty, unoccupied”). Entered popular usage in English from the novels of James Justinian Morier.

Synonyms

baloney, bilgewater, boloney, drool, humbug, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle, ;, bada bing bada boom#Interjection, bam#Interjection, bammo#Interjection, bang#Interjection, bingo bango, bingo#Interjection, bish bash bosh#Interjection, blatherskite, boom#Interjection, bullshit, fiddlesticks, hogwash, horsefeathers, malarkey, nonsense, pull the other one, that does it#Interjection, there#Interjection

Scrabble Score: 9

bosh: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bosh: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bosh: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

bosh: valid Words With Friends Word