tosh

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun pretentious or silly talk or writing

Etymology

From 19th-century British thieves' cant, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from *tarsh, a metathetic alteration of trash; or from toss. Sense of nonsense possibly influenced by tush (“nonsense! tsk tsk!”) attested from 15th century.

In classic literature

Synonyms

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

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