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bosh

n.
C1 Advanced US //ˈbɑʃ// UK //bˈɒʃ// bosh Archaic Slang

n. nonsense or lies. You use this word when you think someone is talking rubbish or telling a story that is not true.

n. nonsense, nonsense, or lies. Informal in register; typically used to dismiss a claim or story as false or meaningless.


SIMPLE

Don't listen to that bosh; he is just trying to trick you.

CONTEXTUAL

The politician's claims about the economy were pure bosh, as the actual data showed a clear decline.

COMPLEX

While the conspiracy theory gained traction online, most experts dismissed the entire narrative as bosh, citing a lack of credible evidence and logical inconsistencies.

Synonyms
Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Probably from German, compare Böschung, böschen

Etymology 3

Compare German Posse (“farce, burlesque”), Italian bozzo (“a rough stone”), bozzetto (“a rough sketch”).

Etymology 4

An onomatopoeic formation, imitating a sudden blow.

Etymology 5

Of Romani usage.

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