KIBOSH


Meaning of KIBOSH in English

/kuy"bosh, ki bosh"/ , n. Informal.

1. nonsense.

2. put the kibosh on , to put an end to; squelch; check: Another such injury may put the kibosh on her athletic career.

[ 1830-40; of obscure orig. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .