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kibosh

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
kibosh /ˈkʌɪbɒʃ/ (also kybosh) informal

▶noun (in phr. put the kibosh on) put a decisive end to. ▶verb chiefly N. Amer. put an end to.

– origin C19: of unknown origin.

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