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kibosh; kybosh
noun- an end, a finish UK, 1836
Almost always heard in the context of “put the kibosh on” or “to.” In the early 19th century, the term meant a lashing in the context of Australian penal servitude. - The mob was back at the stockyards again, so that put the kybosh on getting out this morning. — Jon Cleary, The Long Shadow, p. 221, 1949
- "You’re probably from Denver or New York," she said, as though that put the kibosh on me forever. — Clancy Sigal, Going Away, p. 148, 1961
- He was a bit anxious yous was going to put the old proverbial kybosh on his night out. — Barry Humphries, The Wonderful World of Barry McKenzie, p. 32, 1968
- Oh, I know the papers call him a “sewer boss” and claim he runs the department and hands out thousands of patronage jobs–before the courts put the kibosh on most of that–without knowing anything about sewers. — Robert Campbell, In a Pig’s Eye, p. 30, 1991
- (of pre-decimalisation currency) one shilling and sixpence UK, 1845
- Kybosh, one and a kick[.] — Brian McDonald, Elephant Boys, p. 202, 2000
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