kibosh

[kahy-bosh, ki-bosh]

noun

Informal.

1. nonsense.

kibosh

/ ˈkaɪˌbɒʃ /

noun

1. to put a stop to; prevent from continuing; halt

verb

1. (tr) to put a stop to

Word History and Origins

Origin of kibosh¹

First recorded in 1830–40; of obscure origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of kibosh¹

C19: of unknown origin

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. put the kibosh on, to put an end to; squelch; check.

   Another such injury may put the kibosh on her athletic career.

see put the kibosh on.

Example Sentences

“If the rainfall amounts work out as we’re expecting, this would be a great help to really put a kibosh, so to speak, on the fire season,” he said.

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But whether a listener calls for a boycott of Harbour’s projects or a kibosh on Allen’s music, they’re playing into Allen’s hand.

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Barkley seemingly put the kibosh on that notion when he said a pilot TNT taped was “just stupid stuff.”

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This may explain how a handful of homeowner groups put the kibosh on a 16-mile above-ground rail line across the west San Fernando Valley back in the early 1990s.

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The McConnell minority's ability to put the kibosh on laws was merely a teaser for their most radical and influential strategy.

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