: sheer nonsense : bosh

Examples of tosh in a Sentence

What a lot of tosh. people who believe such tosh have the analytical skills of a toddler
Recent Examples on the Web Somewhere around the two-thirds mark, escalating levels of pure tosh begin to perversely work in the movie’s favor. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024 For Virgin Orbit, its first launch attempt from the UK was a load of tosh. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2023 This is a rare misstep for Robert Krulwich: a piece about a theory that, while seductive, is a load of tosh. Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2012 The fact that all those involved in discussing this question have heads full of tosh and piffle does not make for productive debates. Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2020

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Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1528, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tosh was in 1528

Dictionary Entries Near tosh

Cite this Entry

“Tosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tosh. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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