KIBOSHED

Verb

kiboshed

simple past tense and past participle of kibosh

Source: Wiktionary


KIBOSH

Ki"bosh, n.

1. Nonsense; stuff; also, fashion; style. [Slang]

2. Portland cement when thrown or blown into the recesses of carved stonework to intensify the shadows.

To put the kibosh on, to do for; to dispose of. [Slang]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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