bosh
bosh Lexical Profile
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• noun
Foolish, absurd, or meaningless talk or ideas; nonsense.
"He dismissed the entire conspiracy theory as utter bosh."
The lower, inwardly sloping section of a blast furnace positioned between the widest part of the shaft and the hearth.
"Cooling plates are installed in the bosh of the furnace to protect the refractory lining from intense heat."
A water trough used in a forge or metalwork shop for cooling heated tools or metal.
"The blacksmith plunged the glowing tongs into the bosh to cool them down."
• interjection
Used to express dismissal, disbelief, or contempt for a statement regarded as foolish or untrue.
"Bosh! Nobody believes a word of that ridiculous story."
British Used to indicate that an action or task has been completed quickly, effortlessly, or decisively.
"A couple of coats of paint, bosh, and the room looks brand new."
• verb
British To spoil, bungle, or make a mess of a task or piece of work.
"He completely boshed his first attempt at wallpapering the hallway."
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Word Origin & Etymology
In the sense of 'nonsense,' borrowed in the 19th century from Turkish boş ('empty, vain, useless'), popularized by the Orientalist novels of James Justinian Morier. The metallurgical sense relating to a blast furnace is of separate origin, likely adapted from German Böschung ('slope').