bosh

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun pretentious or silly talk or writing

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بوش (boş, “empty, unoccupied”). Entered popular usage in English from the novels of James Justinian Morier.

In classic literature

Synonyms

baloney, boloney, bilgewater, drool, humbug, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle

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