Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puts on the kibosh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
put-s on the k-i-bosh
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does puts on the kibosh mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of put on the kibosh

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