Tosh — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pretentious or silly talk or writing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɑːʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɒʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɒʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈɑːʃ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

twaddle taradiddle boloney tommyrot humbug bilgewater bosh tarradiddle baloney drool

Word Forms

twaddle

verb

speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

tosch

anmaßendes oder albernes Reden oder Schreiben

🇮🇹Italian

sciocchezza

parlare o scrivere in modo pretenzioso o sciocco

🇵🇹Portuguese

bobagem

conversa ou escrita pretensiosa ou boba

🇷🇺Russian

чушь

претенциозные или глупые разговоры или письма

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बवास

दिखावटी या मूर्खतापूर्ण बात या लेखन

🇮🇳Tamil

தோஷ்

பாசாங்குத்தனமான அல்லது முட்டாள்தனமான பேச்சு அல்லது எழுத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

తోష్

ఆడంబరమైన లేదా వెర్రి మాటలు లేదా రాయడం

🇮🇳Gujarati

તોશ

દંભી અથવા મૂર્ખ વાતો અથવા લેખન

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടോഷ്

ധാർഷ്ട്യമോ മണ്ടത്തരമോ ആയ സംസാരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ എഴുത്ത്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胡说

自命不凡或愚蠢的谈话或写作

🇯🇵Japanese

トッシュ

大げさなまたは愚かな話や書き込み

🇰🇷Korean

쓸 데 없는 말

가식적이거나 어리석은 말이나 글

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rác

nói chuyện hoặc viết một cách kiêu ngạo hoặc ngớ ngẩn

🇹🇭Thai

โทช

พูดหรือเขียนเก๊กหรือโง่

🇮🇩Indonesian

omong kosong

pembicaraan atau tulisan yang megah atau konyol

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توش

الحديث أو الكتابة الطنانة أو سخيفة

🇮🇷Persian

توش

صحبت یا نوشتن پرمدعا یا احمقانه

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁטוּיוֹת

דיבורים או כתיבה יומרניים או מטופשים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'tosh'?

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

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Using 'tosh' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'tosh' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'tosh' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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