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Podcast: Word of the Day
Episode: Kibosh
Description: Kibosh is a verb that means to decisively end something.
The origin of our word of the day is unknown, but its use is pretty clear. It’s used in an informal context to mean ‘put an end to.” Example:
Having a pet bird in our bedroom seemed like a good idea at the time, but a few sleepless nights of loud chirping kiboshed that idea.