Bosh — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pretentious or silly talk or writing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹətˌɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/bjˈuːtɐnˌɒn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bjˈuːtɐnˌɒn/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈæɹətˌɪn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

twaddle taradiddle boloney tommyrot humbug bilgewater tarradiddle baloney drool tosh

Word Forms

twaddle

verb

speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mist

anmaßendes oder albernes Reden oder Schreiben

🇫🇷French

étalages

discours ou écrit prétentieux ou idiots

🇪🇸Spanish

tonterías

charlas o escritos pretenciosos o tontos

🇮🇹Italian

cavolo

parlare o scrivere in modo pretenzioso o sciocco

🇳🇱Dutch

bos

pretentieus of dom praten of schrijven

🇵🇹Portuguese

besteira

conversa ou escrita pretensiosa ou boba

🇷🇺Russian

чушь

претенциозные или глупые разговоры или письма

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बकवास

दिखावटी या मूर्खतापूर्ण बात या लेखन

🇧🇩Bengali

বশ

দাম্ভিক বা নির্বোধ কথা বা লেখা

🇮🇳Tamil

போஷ்

பாசாங்குத்தனமான அல்லது முட்டாள்தனமான பேச்சு அல்லது எழுத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

బోష్

ఆడంబరమైన లేదా వెర్రి మాటలు లేదా రాయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

बोश

दिखाऊ किंवा मूर्ख बोलणे किंवा लेखन

🇮🇳Gujarati

બોશ

દંભી અથવા મૂર્ખ વાતો અથવા લેખન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಷ್

ಆಡಂಬರದ ಅಥವಾ ಸಿಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತು ಅಥವಾ ಬರವಣಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബോഷ്

ധാർഷ്ട്യമോ മണ്ടത്തരമോ ആയ സംസാരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ എഴുത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੋਸ਼

ਦਿਖਾਵਾ ਜਾਂ ਮੂਰਖਤਾ ਭਰੀ ਗੱਲ ਜਾਂ ਲਿਖਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

بوش

دکھاوا یا احمقانہ گفتگو یا تحریر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

波什

自命不凡或愚蠢的谈话或写作

🇯🇵Japanese

ボッシュ

大げさなまたは愚かな話や書き込み

🇰🇷Korean

보쉬

가식적이거나 어리석은 말이나 글

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đồ khốn

nói chuyện hoặc viết một cách kiêu ngạo hoặc ngớ ngẩn

🇹🇭Thai

บอส

พูดหรือเขียนเก๊กหรือโง่

🇮🇩Indonesian

omong kosong

pembicaraan atau tulisan yang megah atau konyol

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كلام فارغ

الحديث أو الكتابة الطنانة أو سخيفة

🇮🇷Persian

بوش

صحبت یا نوشتن پرمدعا یا احمقانه

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁטוּיוֹת

דיבורים או כתיבה יומרניים או מטופשים

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The primary meaning of 'bosh' is 'pretentious or silly talk or writing'.

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