tosh

tosh

 (tŏsh)
n. Chiefly British
Foolish nonsense.

[Probably blend of trash and bosh.]
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tosh

(tɒʃ)
n
slang chiefly Brit nonsense; rubbish
[C19: of unknown origin]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.tosh - pretentious or silly talk or writingtosh - pretentious or silly talk or writing
hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
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tosh

[tɒʃ] Ntonterías fpl
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tosh

n (dated Brit inf) → dummes Zeug
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