KIBOSH


Meaning of KIBOSH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkī-ˌbäsh, kī-ˈ; ki-ˈbäsh ]

noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1836

: something that serves as a check or stop

put the kibosh on that

• kibosh transitive verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.