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tosh - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
from The Century Dictionary.
Neat; trim.
noun A variant of tush .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
adjective Scot. Neat; trim.
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noun chiefly UK Silly nonsense ; twaddle , balderdash .
adjective Scotland neat ; trim
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun pretentious or silly talk or writing
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Probably blend of trash and bosh.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Origin unknown. Possibly derived from tosheroon ("5 crowns "), therefore something of minimal worth.
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Compare Old French tonce ("shorn, clipped") and English tonsure .
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As for "The non-English respect community more", that kind of tosh comes across as scrabbling for things to feel superior about - which means you have a chip on your shoulder?
Why are English sporting heroes so dull? | Kevin McKenna 2011
The only issue tonight where Wayne and I disagreed except on matters of detail was about Peter Hain's absolute 'tosh ' about the Tories fanning the flames of the demise of the Union.
Archive 2007-01-01 Glyn Davies 2007
The only issue tonight where Wayne and I disagreed except on matters of detail was about Peter Hain's absolute 'tosh ' about the Tories fanning the flames of the demise of the Union.
But who lit the bloody fire, Wayne. Glyn Davies 2007
"Not that particular kind of tosh , perhaps," agreed Mackenzie.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 12, 1919 Various
"Don't talk that 'tosh ' to me," cried Miss Toombs vehemently.
Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl 1909
Scaife was lifted into a chair; ice was applied to his head; his feet were thrust into a "tosh " filled with steaming water.
The Hill A Romance of Friendship Horace Annesley Vachell 1908
Scaife was lifted into a chair; ice was applied to his head; his feet were thrust into a "tosh " filled with steaming water.
The Hill A Romance of Friendship Horace Annesley Vachell 1908
A spokesman for Facebook said it was "tosh " that Facebook could ruin a relationship.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
A spokesman for Facebook said it was "tosh " that Facebook could ruin a relationship.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
This is such obvious tosh - the kind of tosh that Labour and the Lib Dems also come out with all the time - that no one is going to believe it.
Top stories from Times Online 2010
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