Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Foolish nonsense.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Neat; trim.
- noun A variant of
tush .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Scot. Neat; trim.
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- adjective Scotland
neat ;trim - noun chiefly UK
Silly nonsense ;twaddle ,balderdash .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun pretentious or silly talk or writing
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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As for "The non-English respect community more", that kind of tosh comes across as scrabbling for things to feel superior about - which means you have a chip on your shoulder?
Why are English sporting heroes so dull? | Kevin McKenna 2011
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The only issue tonight where Wayne and I disagreed except on matters of detail was about Peter Hain's absolute 'tosh' about the Tories fanning the flames of the demise of the Union.
Archive 2007-01-01 Glyn Davies 2007
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The only issue tonight where Wayne and I disagreed except on matters of detail was about Peter Hain's absolute 'tosh' about the Tories fanning the flames of the demise of the Union.
But who lit the bloody fire, Wayne. Glyn Davies 2007
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"Not that particular kind of tosh, perhaps," agreed Mackenzie.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 12, 1919 Various
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"Don't talk that 'tosh' to me," cried Miss Toombs vehemently.
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Scaife was lifted into a chair; ice was applied to his head; his feet were thrust into a "tosh" filled with steaming water.
The Hill A Romance of Friendship Horace Annesley Vachell 1908
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Scaife was lifted into a chair; ice was applied to his head; his feet were thrust into a "tosh" filled with steaming water.
The Hill A Romance of Friendship Horace Annesley Vachell 1908
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A spokesman for Facebook said it was "tosh" that Facebook could ruin a relationship.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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A spokesman for Facebook said it was "tosh" that Facebook could ruin a relationship.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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This is such obvious tosh - the kind of tosh that Labour and the Lib Dems also come out with all the time - that no one is going to believe it.
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