kibosh
noun/ˈkaɪbɒʃ/
/ˈkaɪbɑːʃ/
(also kybosh)
Word Originmid 19th cent.: of unknown origin.
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See kibosh in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryput the kibosh on something
- (informal) to stop something from happening; to cause somebody’s plans to fail
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