Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

putting on the kibosh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
putting on the k-i-bosh
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of put on the kibosh

Questions

What does putting on the kibosh mean?
present participle and gerund of put on the kibosh

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