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bosh

bosh

5 9.6
Talk or writing that is silly and not true
  • noun
  • /bɑʃ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : tontería
  • I hope you don't mind me asking, but modern art, - it is all bosh, isn't it?

Examples

  • - Yes, it's all bosh.

    Brideshead Revisited (2008)

  • "Absolute bosh."

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Bunkum and bosh!

    The Alamo (1960)

  • AW, THAT'S A LOT OF BOSH.

    The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)

  • Her explanation was complete bosh; no one believed a word of it.

  • The politician's speech was filled with bosh and lacked any real substance.

  • I can't stand listening to all that bosh about what makes a good leader.

Synonyms

baloney
vsbosh
  • Informal
48 7.5

Talk that is not true or is silly

is stronger on pretension and includes nonsensical writing as well
tosh
vsbosh
  • Slang
6 9.9

Silly talk or ideas that are not true

is less about impressing and more about general nonsense or foolishness
blah
vsbosh
  • Informal
5 9.3

Words or ideas that sound important but have little real meaning

includes the same pretension but stresses nonsense rather than dullness
twaddle
vsbosh
  • Archaic
5 8.6

Silly, unimportant talk that has no meaning

is broader, also covering pretentious or pompous nonsense
bilgewater
vsbosh
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Silly or false talk that people should not trust

is similar but focuses more on the idea of nonsense itself
tommyrot
vsbosh
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Silly or untrue talk that people should not believe

is broader, covering both absurd speech and nonsensical writing
taradiddle
vsbosh
  • Archaic
9.9

Silly talk that makes little sense

is broader, covering both pretentious talk and nonsensical writing
tarradiddle
vsbosh
  • Archaic
9.9

Untrue or silly talk that is not important

is wider, applying to nonsensical writing as well as trivial speech
boloney
vsbosh
  • Informal
8.8

Talk that is silly and not true

adds that writing can also be nonsensical, not only speech

Antonyms

truth
∞ 1.0

A fact that shows how things really are

sense
∞ 4.1

A particular meaning of a word or expression

How Nonsensical

nonsense
578 2.5
rubbish
  • UK
49 2.5
bosh
  • Archaic
5 9.6
to drivel
1 7.0
silliness
29 2.6

Surface Forms

bosh singular
boshes plural

Etymology

The word bosh probably comes from the Turkish word boş, meaning 'empty', so bosh is like 'empty' talk with no real sense — in other words, nonsense.