bosh

bosh · noun, interjection¹

1. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromبوش“empty, unoccupied”
2. English todaybosh

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بوش (boş, “empty, unoccupied”). Entered popular usage in English from the novels of James Justinian Morier.

bosh · noun²

Probably from German, compare Böschung, böschen

bosh · noun³

Compare German Posse (“farce, burlesque”), Italian bozzo (“a rough stone”), bozzetto (“a rough sketch”).

bosh · interjection⁴

An onomatopoeic formation, imitating a sudden blow.

bosh · noun⁵

1. Romani · borrowed frombosh
2. English todaybosh

Borrowed from Romani bosh.