tosh

1
[ tosh ]

nounChiefly British Informal.
  1. nonsense; bosh.

Origin of tosh

1
1890–95; perhaps blend of trash + bosh1

Words Nearby tosh

Other definitions for tosh (2 of 2)

tosh2
[ tosh ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to make neat or tidy.

adjective
  1. neat; tidy.

Origin of tosh

2
First recorded in 1770–80; origin uncertain

Other words from tosh

  • toshly, adverb

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How to use tosh in a sentence

  • In the middle of the warmest room is a round terrace-like elevation, called Gobek-tosh.

  • How dare you decide in this cold-blooded way whether I am to be called—ah—tosh—or—ah—Porker!

    First Plays | A. A. Milne
  • I saw him during the dinner-hour in hot controversy with Green and tosh, who were evidently saying that he had deceived them.

  • "Yes, give the old tosh some air," breathed a worthy in my ear as he retreated to his proper place.

    Biltmore Oswald | J. Thorne Smith, Jr.
  • How dare you decide in this cold-blooded way whether I am to be called—ah—tosh—or-ah—Porker!

    One-Act Plays | Various

British Dictionary definitions for tosh

tosh

/ (tɒʃ) /


noun
  1. slang, mainly British nonsense; rubbish

Origin of tosh

1
C19: of unknown origin

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