Dictionary

bosh

see also: Bosh

Pronunciation

(RP) IPA: /bɒʃ/
(GA) IPA: /bɑʃ/

Noun

bosh (uncountable)

(chiefly, British) Nonsense.

Synonyms

blatherskite, hogwash, malarkey; see also Thesaurus:nonsense

Interjection

(chiefly, British) An expression of disbelief or annoyance.

Synonyms

fiddlesticks, horsefeathers, pull the other one; see also Thesaurus:bullshit

Noun

bosh (plural boshes)

The lower part of a blast furnace, between the hearth and the stack.

Noun

bosh (plural boshes)

(British, chiefly, Norfolk, slang, archaic) A figure.
to cut a bosh — "to make a figure"

Interjection

(British) An expression of speedy and satisfactory completion of a simple or straightforward task.

Synonyms

bammo, bingo, bish bash bosh, that does it, there

Verb

bosh (boshes, present participle boshing; past and past participle boshed)

(UK, slang, transitive) To consume (illicit drugs).
- 1996, Aidan Macfarlane, ‎Magnus Macfarlane, ‎Philip Robson, The user: the truth about drugs, what they do, how they feel, and why people take them
  We boshed two grams each of the beast 10, and then we went downstairs.
- 2015, Oliver Merlin, Clapham High Way (page 188)
  People want to make sure they are loaded up well before midnight. It's not like any other party where they might not turn up until eleven. They commence boshing pills straight away […]
- 2017, Jon Boon, James Desborough, The Shamen rapper who sang "Es are good" has revealed he was high on drugs every time he did TOTP (in The Mirror newspaper)
  “I wasn’t on three (e) pills, I was on 1. So, I remember it. It’s only when you bosh that third pill you start losing it, that’s not really how you take ecstasy. Kids do that, but it’s a bit foolish. Not that I’m saying I haven’t done that!”

Bosh

Proper noun

(rare) A surname

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