Associations to the word «Kibosh»

Wiktionary

KIBOSH, noun. (slang) (dated) Nonsense, bosh. [19th c.]
KIBOSH, noun. (slang) A checking or restraining element. Only used in put the kibosh on.
KIBOSH, noun. (slang) (dated) Fashion; style.
KIBOSH, verb. (transitive) To decisively terminate.

Dictionary definition

KIBOSH, verb. Stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats