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Antonyms for put the kibosh on


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kahy-bosh, ki-bosh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkaɪ bɒʃ, kɪˈbɒʃ



Definition of put the kibosh on

Origin :
  • 1836, kye-bosk, in slang phrase put the kibosh on, of unknown origin, despite intense speculation. The earliest citation is in Dickens. Looks Yiddish, but origin in early 19c. English slang seems to argue against this. One candidate is Irish caip bháis, caipín báis "cap of death," sometimes said to be the black cap a judge would don when pronouncing a death sentence, but in other sources identified as a gruesome method of execution "employed by Brit. forces against 1798 insurgents" [Bernard Share, "Slanguage, A Dictionary of Irish Slang"]. Or it may somehow be connected with Turkish bosh (see bosh).
  • As in polish off : verb use up
  • As in nip in the bud : verb stop early on
  • As in abolish : verb do away with or put an end to

Synonyms for put the kibosh on

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