kibosh

Questions about kibosh

What does kibosh mean?

kibosh means "stop from happening or developing".

How many syllables are in kibosh?

kibosh has 2 syllables and divides as ki-bosh under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for kibosh?

Close synonyms include stop, halt, block. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is kibosh a common word?

kibosh is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.