tosh1
/tɒʃ
/noun [mass noun] British informal
Rubbish; nonsense: it’s sentimental tosh...
- So imagine my surprise to find that a full third of the clergy, according to this report from Reuters suspect that the Resurrection is a load of old tosh!
- In my case this business about ‘two weeks and the full on craving goes away’ is a load of old tosh.
- Then again, there are those who reckon that's a load of old tosh and who would love nothing more than to be a fly on the wall next time BT's chiefs get together.
Origin
Late 19th century: of unknown origin.
Rhymes
tosh2
/tɒʃ/noun British informal
Used as a casual form of address, especially to an unknown person.
Origin
1950s: of unknown origin.