kibosh

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

ki·bosh

noun \ˈkī-ˌbäsh, kī-ˈ; ki-ˈbäsh\

Definition of KIBOSH

: something that serves as a check or stop <put the kibosh on that>
kibosh transitive verb

Origin of KIBOSH

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1836

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