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tosh

1 American  
[tosh] / tɒʃ /

noun

Chiefly British Informal.
  1. nonsense; bosh.


tosh 2 American  
[tosh] / tɒʃ /

verb (used with object)

  1. to make neat or tidy.


adjective

  1. neat; tidy.

tosh British  
/ tɒʃ /

noun

  1. slang nonsense; rubbish

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of tosh1

1890–95; perhaps blend of trash + bosh 1

Origin of tosh2

First recorded in 1770–80; origin uncertain

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The world's richest man replied asking: "What does a tosh look like?"

From BBC Nov. 10, 2022

We could just call this an absolute load of utter codswallop and tosh, but let's take a minute and really unpack Graham's sales pitch here.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2022

Although it sold 84 million copies in print worldwide, The Da Vinci Code received mixed reviews when it was published in 2003 with Mark Lawson in the Guardian describing it as "irritatingly gripping tosh".

From BBC Jul. 21, 2022

And that’s why we’re shamelessly republishing this load of tosh from 1987.

From The Guardian Nov. 20, 2016

It couldn't be simply all this tosh he was emitting.

From Command by McFee, William

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