Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

putting the kibosh on

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

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

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of put the kibosh on

Questions

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

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