bish boshint.²

Brit.

/ˌbɪʃ ˈbɒʃ/, U.S.

/ˌbɪʃ ˈbɑʃ/

Origin: Probably an imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Probably imitative of rapid blows or gestures (compare earlier bish v.²), perhaps as an alteration of bish-bash-bosh int. Compare later bosh int.

British colloquial.

Indicating something accomplished or completed quickly, simply, or expediently; = bish-bash-bosh int. 2.In quot. 1989 with reference to the British comedian Harry Enfield, whose 1980s comic character ‘Loadsamoney’, a plasterer who boasts about how much money he has, often uses imitative interjections to suggest how easily and effortlessly he earns money from his work.

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1989 Sun 23 Oct. 15 (headline) Bish bosh my flat is too much dosh.

1993 Independent (Nexis) 27 Feb. 50 I advertised them mail order and bish-bosh, they took off big.

1997 Guardian 7 Mar. 17/8 This geyser right, works down Haydock Park, he give me this dead cert for the 2.30. Bish bosh, you've got your retirement sorted.

2006 Total Film Feb. 7/2 With movie studios falling back on easy adaps (space base, sweary soldiers, bit of CGI, bish bosh), why don't game developers push themselves to provide more challenging source material.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	bish bosh
释义	bish boshint.² Brit. /ˌbɪʃ ˈbɒʃ/, U.S. /ˌbɪʃ ˈbɑʃ/ Origin: Probably an imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Probably imitative of rapid blows or gestures (compare earlier bish v.²), perhaps as an alteration of bish-bash-bosh int. Compare later bosh int. British colloquial. Indicating something accomplished or completed quickly, simply, or expediently; = bish-bash-bosh int. 2.In quot. 1989 with reference to the British comedian Harry Enfield, whose 1980s comic character ‘Loadsamoney’, a plasterer who boasts about how much money he has, often uses imitative interjections to suggest how easily and effortlessly he earns money from his work. ΚΠ 1989 Sun 23 Oct. 15 (headline) Bish bosh my flat is too much dosh. 1993 Independent (Nexis) 27 Feb. 50 I advertised them mail order and bish-bosh, they took off big. 1997 Guardian 7 Mar. 17/8 This geyser right, works down Haydock Park, he give me this dead cert for the 2.30. Bish bosh, you've got your retirement sorted. 2006 Total Film Feb. 7/2 With movie studios falling back on easy adaps (space base, sweary soldiers, bit of CGI, bish bosh), why don't game developers push themselves to provide more challenging source material. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.²1989
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