Today's word bosh - Nonsense

Dr. Bill suspects that "bosh" and "kibosh" are related. He has done some research in that connection and he's encouraged, but not convinced, his speculation is correct.

Stay tuned. If we have more on "bosh" and "kibosh", we won't put the kibosh on it. :)

Oops! Strike Two, Dr. Bill.

Extract:

"But what is the origin of this strange word, which looks so very un-English? If I am to be boring about it, the most likely answer is that nobody knows for sure: certainly that’s the careful response of most dictionaries. But other people down the years have discarded caution to come up with a wide variety of explanations:

. It derives from Yiddish.

. It is said by some (notably Julian Franklyn) to have an heraldic origin, being derived from caboshed

. The Irish poet, Padraic Colum, has argued that the word originates in the Gaelic phrase cie báis meaning “cap of death”.

. Webster’s New World Dictionary apparently derives it from Middle High German kiebe, meaning “carrion”.

No "bosh" in the lot, Dr. Bill. [Better luck tomorrow. :) ]

[http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/kibosh.htm