Wordsmith Talk		About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us

Active Topics

Active Posts

Unanswered Posts

Search

Advanced

You are not logged in. [Log In] Wordsmith.org » Forums » (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) » Meta-words » kibosh Register User    Forum List        Calendar     Active Topics     Search     FAQ

Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 > Topic Options #106392 - 06/24/03 06:22 PM kibosh wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 I haven't heard this word for a long time. Wow and BYB used it a year ago, but it was not defined. For discussion see: http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/kibosh.htm Top #106393 - 06/24/03 11:47 PM Re: kibosh Coffeebean old hand Registered: 02/11/03 Posts: 725 Loc: Oregon, USA My husband uses kibosh frequently, but pronounces it KYE-bosh. (He grew up in Pennsylvania and New York states). I grew up in California and have always heard it pronounced kah-BOSH. To squelch or put a curse on something? Unexpected thundershowers put the kibosh on our plans to swim the lake. Top #106394 - 06/25/03 03:33 AM Re: kibosh dxb Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/06/02 Posts: 1692 Loc: UK I've always heard it as 'kyebosh'. Dr Bill's link to Quinion has some interesting history and speculation. Apparently the word was first used here in London and appears in a work by Dickens. Top #106395 - 05/28/04 10:35 AM Re: kibosh tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10464 Loc: this too shall pass M-W puts the kibosh on both the Yiddish and Irish notions of derivation here: http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/mwwod.pl Top #106396 - 07/13/05 09:40 PM Re: kibosh Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7184 Loc: Vermont did someone put the kibosh on posting down here? I've always said KYE-bosh, too... _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #106397 - 07/16/05 05:38 PM Re: kibosh maverick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/15/00 Posts: 4757 > posting down here At least the air's cleaner with no obvious iggrification ~ there's no-one putting the kibosh on every thread in sight! Top #106398 - 07/16/05 06:17 PM Re: iggrification AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 6511 Loc: lower upstate New York ha, mav! GMTA. :-x Top #106399 - 07/16/05 06:56 PM Re: kibosh Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7184 Loc: Vermont > At least the air's cleaner with no obvious iggrification 'twas my very thought... <smile> _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #106400 - 07/22/05 11:56 AM Re: kibosh vanguard journeyman Registered: 12/09/02 Posts: 87 Loc: Ohio Yeah, kinda nice down here below the fold... I've heard both kah-BOSH and KYE-bosh. Grew up and still live in Ohio. _________________________ What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy? -Ursula K. Le Guin, author (1929- ) Top #106401 - 08/15/05 05:12 PM Re: kibosh wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/06/01 Posts: 3790 Loc: Worcester, MA New York City here, as least formative-years-wise. (Upper Bronx, at that.) Definitely KYE-bosh. Top Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 > Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8430 Members 16 Forums 13689 Topics 209809 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members supermatthias, prabakaran, sce, Eva, sylviasuper 8430 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 38 Guests and 1 Spider online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 85 jenny jenny 60 wofahulicodoc 57 endymion6 50 Rhubarb Commando 37 BranShea 33 Faldage 14 Buffalo Shrdlu 14 zmjezhd 13 teepee 11 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Board Rules · Mark all read Default StyleBlackNTanDrabeBayGooG_v2infopoprounded_cornersSlatesnowsunny_dropshadowthebluesTouch_Of_Greyubbthreadsubbthreads-dark Contact Us · Wordsmith.org · Top

Disclaimer: Wordsmith.org is not responsible for views expressed on this site. Use of this forum is at your own risk and liability - you agree to hold Wordsmith.org and its associates harmless as a condition of using it.

Home | Today's Word | Yesterday's Word | Subscribe | FAQ | Archives | Search | Feedback
Wordsmith Talk | Wordsmith Chat

© 2013 Wordsmith