tosh
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9.9
- noun
- /tɒʃ/
- Slang
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tonterías
- At first, the Governor's comments were derided as liberal tosh, but it seems time has proven him right.
- pish-tosh
Examples
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Thinking is that otherwise sensible people write utter tosh about this topic.
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In this sort of tosh, we see the true quality of "libertarian" thought.
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'But the story is the biggest load of tosh for an argument, by the way.
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Four years ago I was a creationist; now I accept that a lot of what I believed was utter tosh.
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Absolute tosh, wasn't it?
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"Post-structuralists write such long screeds of jargon-filled, meaningless tosh that it is difficult to tell what their positions are on real issues."
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But I'm afraid this is tosh—'If he were a bit less shifty, I would trust him more.'—
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I couldn't believe his explanation; it was just a load of tosh.
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Her theories about aliens visiting Earth are pure tosh.
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When he claimed he could fly, it was clear he was talking tosh.
Synonyms
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7.5
Talk that is not true or is silly
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9.9
Silly talk that is not true
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8.6
Silly, unimportant talk that has no meaning
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9.6
Talk or writing that is silly and not true
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8.9
Silly talk or ideas that are not true
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9.9
Silly or false talk that people should not trust
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9.9
Silly or untrue talk that people should not believe
Untrue or silly talk that is not important
Talk that is silly and not true
Something that is completely untrue and not worth believing
Silly or untrue talk used to avoid the truth
Antonyms
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Etymology
Tosh probably comes from a Romani word meaning 'rubbish' or 'worthless'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the English word trash, because both mean 'rubbish', so tosh now means 'nonsense' or 'silly talk'.