tosh

C2+ Topic:Register & Style

US /tɑʃ/ UK /tɒʃ/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like tush /ʌ/ vs /ɑ/

noun

Meanings

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noun
British informal term for nonsense or rubbish

He dismissed the rumour as utter tosh and changed the subject.

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Synonyms

1 noun · british informal term for... nonsense rubbish drivel twaddle balderdash claptrapbunkumpoppycock

Opposites

sense truth

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, recorded from the late 19th century as British slang for nonsense; possibly related to dialectal toss or to bosh.

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# tosh

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** tɑʃ
**IPA (UK):** tɒʃ

## Meanings
1. British informal term for nonsense or rubbish

## Examples
- He dismissed the rumour as utter tosh and changed the subject.

## Synonyms
- nonsense
- rubbish
- drivel
- twaddle
- balderdash
- claptrap
- bunkum
- poppycock

## Antonyms
- sense
- truth

## Etymology
Of uncertain origin, recorded from the late 19th century as British slang for nonsense; possibly related to dialectal toss or to bosh.

## AI Etymology
Tosh is of uncertain origin, recorded from the late 19th century as British slang for nonsense; possibly related to dialectal toss or to bosh. The wording preserves that uncertainty: the older history is best read as a cautious account rather than a fully settled chain. The semantic development is already visible in the history: an older concrete or specialized use was extended into the modern meaning rather than replaced by a separate origin. In current use it covers British informal term for nonsense or rubbish.

## Topics
- Register & Style
- General Vocabulary

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