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Definition of Kibosh

1. Verb. Stop from happening or developing. "They kibosh him from writing the letter"; "Halt the process"

Definition of Kibosh

1. n. Nonsense; stuff; also, fashion; style.

Definition of Kibosh

1. Noun. (slang) A checking or restraining element. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Kibosh

1. to stop [v -ED, -ING, -ES] - See also: stop

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kibosh

Literary usage of Kibosh

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"1953 As in the foregoing examples, the noun kibosh is usually used in the phrase put the kibosh on. The construction is usually in the active voice but may ..."

2. Studies in English, Written and Spoken: For the Use of Continental Students by Cornelis Stoffel (1894)
"Both to put the kibosh on and kibosh in the sense of "bosh! ... Gives me the 'ump 2), all this kibosh, 'bout morals, and taste and all that"; Punch, May 4, ..."

3. Godey's Magazine by Louis Antoine Godey, Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (1896)
"He does so; the loud report is heard, the news of the destruction of the Queen's boudoir is brought, and, as Abydos expected, the blame is thrown on kibosh. ..."

4. The Slang Dictionary: Or, The Vulgar Words, Street Phrases, and "fast by John Camden Hotten (1872)
"kibosh also means one shilling and sixpence. KICK, a moment; " I '11 be there in a KICK," ie, in a minute. KICK, a sixpence; " two and a KICK," two ..."

5. Viagens ethnographicas sul americanas: Argentina by Charmian London, Online Archive of California, Simoens da Silva (1921)
"In one place I have my burglar say,' I put the kibosh on his time.' Some man in your office changed this to, 'I put a crimp in his time. ..."

6. The Book of Jack London by Charmian London (1921)
"In the second place, there is nothing whatever in the connotation of 'kibosh' that would prevent its appearing in the pages of your magazine. ..."

7. A Desk-book of Errors in English, Including Notes on Colloquialisms and by Frank H. Vizetelly (1920)
"Compare DOCK. kibosh : A slang term for " humbug." To put the kibosh on, a slang phrase for "to put an end to or stop anything." kick is not used instead of ..."

8. Publications by English Dialect Society (1887)
"A sen-ant who has polished a pair of boots more than usually well will express the fact by saying that she has "put the kibosh on "em. ..."

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