bosh

bosh
1. noun /bɒʃ/
a) Nonsense.

Tho hundreds cheer his blatant bosh,Hes but a goose for a that.

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

"But you know very well youre talking bosh," exclaimed Abraham, somewhat discomfited. "There must be government, and there must be order, say what you like."

2. interjection /bɒʃ/
a) An expression of disbelief or annoyance.

"Bosh!" said the Vicar, rejecting the hint altogether.

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

, 2001:"Its a \bosh3 foot double lead with two 5-pin DIN plugs on one end and a big gameport-sized-n-shaped plug on the other. One end into the gameport, tother plugs into the back of your keyboard. Bosh, job done." — [


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