Today’s Word: Bosh

The word bosh means nonsense or silly talk or writing::

We are not talking bosh.

Have you ever heard about the word “bosh” or have you ever used it in your sentences? Do you know the origin of this word? Actually it means “showy or silly talk or writing.” Sometimes it may mean “nonsense”. It comes from the word boş which literally means empty in Turkish. The word “bosh” is a word which is not frequently used in colloquial English. And in Türkiye (i.e, Turkey), “Boş laf.” (bosh talk) is an expeesssion used frequently in daily conversations. And one of the most recent expressions being used nowadays is “Boş yapma!” (Don’t talk bosh! Don’t talk nonsense’. Don’t be ridiculous!), which is very common among the young speakers of the Turkish language. In addition, the expression bish bash bosh, a slang expression in English, means quickly (şipşak in Turkish). Here are some more examples:

• That is enough of her bosh! Someone had better do something soon to stop her.
• Don’t talk such bosh!
• That move will be just a bosh.