bosh
/bɑʃ/noun, interjection, verb
bosh is spelled B-O-S-H: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bosh means “Nonsense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bosh is boshes.
How many letters and syllables are in bosh?
| Letters | 4: B-O-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is bosh?
Bosh appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bosh?
- UK /bɒʃ/
- US /bɑʃ/
Bosh has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bosh.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bosh?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bosh from its last stressed vowel (/ɑʃ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of bosh
- boshes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- boshing participle, present
- boshed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bosh mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKNonsense.
- 2
The lower part of a blast furnace, between the hearth and the stack.
- 3
A fiddle (musical instrument).
My father broke his bosh one night when he was in Waterford.
- 4
UKarchaicslangA figure.
to cut a bosh – "to make a figure"
interjection
- 1
UKAn expression of disbelief or annoyance.
- 2
UKAn expression of speedy and satisfactory completion of a simple or straightforward task.
verb
- 1
UKslangTo consume (illicit drugs).
I wasn’t on three (e) pills, I was on 1. So, I remember it. It’s only when you bosh that third pill you start losing it, that’s not really how you take ecstasy. Kids do that, but it’s a bit foolish. Not that I’m saying I haven’t done that!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bosh come from?
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بوش (boş, “empty, unoccupied”). Entered popular usage in English from the novels of James Justinian Morier.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).