kibosh

A check, end, or stop.

The form, manner, style, or fashion of something; the thing: as, that is the proper kibosh; full dress is the correct kibosh for the opera.

To finish off; knock out; squash completely; end.

To throw kibosh, or Portland cement, upon (carved stonework) with a blowpipe and a brush, so as to enhance the shadows.

Something indefinite; a thing of any kind not definitely conceived or intended: as, I’ll give him the kibosh

The thing in question; the stuff: as, that’s the proper kibosh. Hence, specifically.

The stuff used in filling cracks or giving finish or shadow to architectural sculptures, namely, Portland cement.

Wages; money. Eng. Dial. Dict. (s. v. kybosh).

Affectation; display; pretense.

Stuff; nonsense; rubbish; bosh.