bish bash bosh

interjection

Indicating the completion of a task with efficiency.

Meanings

interjection

alternative bish-bash-bosh

  1. UKinformalIndicating the completion of a task with efficiency.

    So infectious was Jamie’s trademark bish bash bosh enthusiasm that it may actually have been counterproductive.

    2007 August 8, Gerard O'Donovan, “Last night on television”, in telegraph.co.uk, retrieved 14 Oct 2008
    1 more example

    Throw in a love story early on and you're laughing. Write it up as a novel and, bish-bash-bosh, you've got the next Captain Corelli.

    2001 June 1, Gareth McLean, “I like your altitude”, in The Guardian

    Synonyms: bada bing bada boom, bingo bango, more at bosh

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionIndicating the completion of a task with efficiency.

Origin

An expressive retriplication of bosh.

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APA

bish bash bosh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bish%20bash%20bosh

MLA

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Chicago

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