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Meaning of "kibosh" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KIBOSH

Of unknown origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KIBOSH

kibosh  [ˈkaɪˌbɒʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KIBOSH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kibosh is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb kibosh in English.

WHAT DOES KIBOSH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

List of English words of Irish origin

This is a list of English language words from the Celtic Irish language. banshee (from Irish bainsídhe/beansídhe, "female fairy")(M-W), "woman of the fairies" (AHD) or "...of a fairy mound" (RH). The Modern Irish word for woman is bean /bæn/ and síd(h) (or in modern spelling) is an Irish term referring to a 'fairy mound'. (See Sidhe.) How ever in traditional Irish mythology a banshee is seen as an omen of death. bog (from bogach meaning "marsh/peatland") a wetland (OED). boreen (from bóithrín meaning "small road") a narrow rural road in Ireland. brat a cloak or overall - now only in regional dialects (from Old Irish bratt meaning "cloak, cloth" OED) brogues (from bróg meaning "shoe") a type of shoe (OED). brogue A strong regional accent, especially an Irish or Scots one. Presumably used originally with reference to the footwear of speakers of the brogue (OED). clabber, clauber (from clábar) wet clay or mud; curdled milk. clock O.Ir.

Definition of kibosh in the English dictionary

The definition of kibosh in the dictionary is to put a stop to.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO KIBOSH

PRESENT

Present
I kibosh
you kibosh
he/she/it kiboshes
we kibosh
you kibosh
they kibosh
Present continuous
I am kiboshing
you are kiboshing
he/she/it is kiboshing
we are kiboshing
you are kiboshing
they are kiboshing
Present perfect
I have kiboshed
you have kiboshed
he/she/it has kiboshed
we have kiboshed
you have kiboshed
they have kiboshed
Present perfect continuous
I have been kiboshing
you have been kiboshing
he/she/it has been kiboshing
we have been kiboshing
you have been kiboshing
they have been kiboshing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I kiboshed
you kiboshed
he/she/it kiboshed
we kiboshed
you kiboshed
they kiboshed
Past continuous
I was kiboshing
you were kiboshing
he/she/it was kiboshing
we were kiboshing
you were kiboshing
they were kiboshing
Past perfect
I had kiboshed
you had kiboshed
he/she/it had kiboshed
we had kiboshed
you had kiboshed
they had kiboshed
Past perfect continuous
I had been kiboshing
you had been kiboshing
he/she/it had been kiboshing
we had been kiboshing
you had been kiboshing
they had been kiboshing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will kibosh
you will kibosh
he/she/it will kibosh
we will kibosh
you will kibosh
they will kibosh
Future continuous
I will be kiboshing
you will be kiboshing
he/she/it will be kiboshing
we will be kiboshing
you will be kiboshing
they will be kiboshing
Future perfect
I will have kiboshed
you will have kiboshed
he/she/it will have kiboshed
we will have kiboshed
you will have kiboshed
they will have kiboshed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been kiboshing
you will have been kiboshing
he/she/it will have been kiboshing
we will have been kiboshing
you will have been kiboshing
they will have been kiboshing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would kibosh
you would kibosh
he/she/it would kibosh
we would kibosh
you would kibosh
they would kibosh
Conditional continuous
I would be kiboshing
you would be kiboshing
he/she/it would be kiboshing
we would be kiboshing
you would be kiboshing
they would be kiboshing
Conditional perfect
I would have kibosh
you would have kibosh
he/she/it would have kibosh
we would have kibosh
you would have kibosh
they would have kibosh
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been kiboshing
you would have been kiboshing
he/she/it would have been kiboshing
we would have been kiboshing
you would have been kiboshing
they would have been kiboshing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you kibosh
we let´s kibosh
you kibosh
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to kibosh
Past participle
kiboshed
Present Participle
kiboshing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KIBOSH


Boche
bɒʃ
Bosch
bɒʃ
bosh
bɒʃ
debosh
dɪˈbɒʃ
kybosh
ˈkaɪˌbɒʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KIBOSH

kibbe
kibbeh
kibble
kibbutz
kibbutzim
kibbutznik
kibe
kibei
kibitka
kibitz
kibitzer
kibla
kiblah
kick
kick about
kick against the pricks
kick ass
kick boxing
kick in
kick in the pants

WORDS THAT END LIKE KIBOSH

black cohosh
cohosh
cosh
dosh
frosh
gosh
josh
macintosh
mackintosh
McIntosh
mosh
nosh
posh
skoosh
sploosh
splosh
swoosh
tosh
whoosh
woosh

Synonyms and antonyms of kibosh in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kibosh» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KIBOSH

Find out the translation of kibosh to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kibosh from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kibosh» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

胡说
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

kibosh
570 millions of speakers

English

kibosh
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

kibosh
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

kibosh
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прикончить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

kibosh
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্থহীন ব্যাপার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

holà
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kibosh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kibosh
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

抑えるもの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

kibosh
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kibosh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kibosh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

kibosh
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

किबाश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saçma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fandonie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kibosh
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прикінчити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

kibosh
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φωτιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kibosh
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kibosh
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kibosh
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kibosh

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KIBOSH»

The term «kibosh» is regularly used and occupies the 64.250 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KIBOSH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kibosh

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KIBOSH»

Discover the use of kibosh in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kibosh and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kibosh
Explicit, raunchy, funny, disturbing, absorbing, titillating, scandalous are all words that could describe this project.
Terry Richardson, 2004
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The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time: Wit and ...
If you closed your eyes and listened to the conversation in any barrack room on either side of the Atlantic, you could be excused for wondering if the Norman Conquest had ever taken place. John Binsted San Mateo, California Kibosh.
William Safire, 2007
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SON OF BOB
These are party nights and hangover mornings, an extreme display of confrontational horseplay and rude humor.
林文浩, 1999
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Kibosh Kibosh, V., and as n in put the kibosh on, has as its main sense 'to ruin, spoil'. The latest OED Sup., 1976, offers no explanation for the word's derivation; but the very oddity and exotic feel of it have prompted several etymologies, the ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
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The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations: The Complete ...
KAH-kee remains the standard in Britain, and WNW Guide (1984) and M-W 10 ( 1998) and 11 (2003) note that in Canada one often hears KAHR-kee, like car key (the word was formerly sometimes spelled karkee). kibosh KY-bahsh ...
Charles Harrington Elster, 2006
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Victor Herbert: A Theatrical Life
As he is about to be executed, Cleopatra's barge appears, manned, not by the princess but by Kibosh, a bogus wizard and his assistant, who had “borrowed” the barge for a ride up the Nile. Accused of larceny, Kibosh is also scheduled for  ...
Neil Gould, 2009
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Wordcatcher: An Odyssey into the World of Weird and ...
KIBOSH (IRISH) To put a lid on it, put a stop to, squelch. A kinesthetic verb that knocks on whatever it modifies. To take the lid off the mystery of this old Gaelic word we need to hop across the pond, as the Irish say, and revisit the Irish funeral  ...
Phil Cousineau, 2013
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
kia ora ! Good health to you!; good luck!: New Zealand (and occ. Australian): from ca 1870. Ex Maori keora ta-u and k. tatu. kibber , see JIBBER THE KIBBER. kibosh . (The i gen. long.) Nonsense; anything valueless: low: 1860 (H., 2nd ed.): ob.
Eric Partridge, 2003
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American Military Leaders: A-L. v. 2. M-Z
To accomplish this, his P-40, nicknamed Kibosh, had been jerry-rigged with a bomb-dropping device for which it had not been designed. In this manner, Dyess hoped he could release a single 500-pound bomb without knocking his propeller  ...
John C. Fredriksen, 1999
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Harry B. Smith: Dean of American Librettists
Dean of American Librettists John Franceschina. the Nile, to The Kibosh, to The Wizard, and finally to The Wizard of the Nile), with most of the chorus hired by the middle of June and rehearsals set to begin atthe Casino Theatre on August 19.
John Franceschina, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KIBOSH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kibosh is used in the context of the following news items.
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Woman Spotted Wearing Lord Disick's Regal Bathrobe Outside of …
Apparently the two had been making some peace talks for the kids' sake, but Scott's latest shenanigans allegedly put the kibosh on those plans ... «Cosmopolitan.com, Jul 15»
2
Hey Chrysler: Bring Back the Road Runner, Not Barracuda
Today's complex emissions, safety equipment, and the sky high costs of developing such vehicles would likely put the kibosh on a stripped-out, ... «BoldRide.com, Jul 15»
3
Otus the Head Cat: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's monument
I thought the Supreme Court put the kibosh on all religious displays as a violation of separation of church and state. -- Louis Tully,. Maynard. «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
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Will a hedge fund make a better savior for Daughters' hospitals? - LA …
Kamala Harris put the kibosh on the deal by demanding too much from Prime? Or is it just not possible to preserve a struggling hospital chain ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
5
Amy Schumer's TRAINWRECK Far From That: Review - Movie TV …
Spoiler: Eventually, he ends things with Amy when he finds out she is sleeping around and therefore has to put a kibosh on his Crossfit dreams ... «Movie TV Tech Geeks News, Jul 15»
6
Liberals Lose to Scott Walker in Wisconsin Again - The Daily Beast
And by the gods, I mean four of the six Badger State's supreme court justices, who just put the kibosh on a lengthy and secret “John Doe” ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
7
What Not To Say After You Have Sex With Someone For The First …
... ever, ever say right after sex. Well, unless you want to completely kibosh the possibility of hooking up again with the person lying next to you. «Bustle, Jul 15»
8
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's monument
I thought the Supreme Court put the kibosh on all religious displays as a violation of separation of church and state. -- Louis Tully,. Maynard. «NWAOnline, Jul 15»
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Freedom Fest setup continues Friday, VIP tickets sell out - WXOW.com
... to just rain, we had some very, much concern about the lightning in the area as well, so that really put a kibosh on finishing it up last year. «WXOW.com, Jul 15»
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Seven-day NHS plan could lead to big staff shortages, says pay …
Barrie Brown, head of health at union Unite, said the pay body report “has put the kibosh” on government and employers' claims that unsocial ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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