bosh

Noun (1)

bosh (uncountable)

1. (UK) Nonsense.
   • Tho' hundreds cheer his blatant bosh,
     He's but a goose for a' that.1868, Shirley Brooks, For A' That And 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.1884, George Gissing, chapter 17, in The Unclassed

   Synonyms:

   blatherskite, hogwash, malarkey

Interjection (1)

1. (UK) An expression of disbelief or annoyance.
   • "Bosh!" said the Vicar, rejecting the hint altogether.1904, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, chapter 1, in The Food of the Gods
   • “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...1911, G. K. Chesterton, “The Sins of Prince Saradine”, in The Innocence of Father Brown

   Synonyms:

   fiddlesticks, horsefeathers, pull the other one

Noun (2)

bosh (plural boshes)

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

Noun (3)

bosh (plural boshes)

1. (Norfolk, UK, archaic, slang) A figure.
   • to cut a bosh — "to make a figure"

Interjection (2)

1. (UK) An expression of speedy and satisfactory completion of a simple or straightforward task.
   • It's a ~3 foot double lead with two 5-pin DIN plugs on one end and a big gameport-sized-n-shaped plug on the other. One end into the gameport, t'other plugs into the back of your keyboard. Bosh, job done.2001, rec.games.computer.ultima.dragons (Usenet)
   • My father registered with these people a few months ago, and all his calls dried up. He was also of the opinion that he shouldn't need to register not to be disturbed, and he's pretty ruthless on the 'phone when he wants to be . . . but eventually he grew tired of it . . . bosh. Job done.2001, uk.local.lincolnshire (Usenet)

   Synonyms:

   boom, bam, bang, bammo, bingo, bish bash bosh, bada bing bada boom, bingo bango, there, that does it

Verb

bosh (third-person singular simple present boshes, present participle boshing, simple past and past participle boshed)

1. (UK, slang, transitive) To consume (illicit drugs).
   • We boshed two grams each of the beast 10, and then we went downstairs.1996, Aidan Macfarlane, Magnus Macfarlane, Philip Robson, The user: the truth about drugs, what they do, how they feel, and why people take them
   • People want to make sure they are loaded up well before midnight. It's not like any other party where they might not turn up until eleven. They commence boshing pills straight away […]2015, Oliver Merlin, Clapham High Way, page 188

Noun (4)

bosh (plural boshes)

1. A fiddle (musical instrument).
   • My father broke his bosh one night when he was in Waterford.Patrick "Pecker" Dunne quoted in 2009, Mícheál Ó hAodha, Migrants and Memory: The Forgotten “Postcolonials” (page 53)

Proper noun capitalized: Bosh

Bosh

1. (rare) A surname.