bish-bash-boshint.n.

Brit.

/ˌbɪsbaʃˈbɒʃ/, U.S.

/ˌbɪʃˌbæʃˈbɑʃ/

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymon: bash v.²

Etymology: Imitative of a series of rapid blows or gestures (compare earlier bish v.², bash v.²), perhaps formed as a reduplication (with vowel variation) of bash v.² Compare later bish bosh int.², bosh int.Compare the following earlier uses of this sequence of words, in quot. 1916 as the humorous title of an imaginary play, in quot. 1925 as a noun, probably with the sense ‘nonsense’ (= bish-bosh n.), and so related to bosh n.³ rather than representing a sound or action:1916 Smart Set Jan. 262/1 She was one of the sirens in ‘Bish! Bash! Bosh!’1925 H. H. Johnston Relations xiv. 221 He had been inducted into the bish-bash-bosh of Freemasonry by the earnest wish of his father.

1. Representing the sound or action of delivering a series of blows. Also as n.

ΚΠ

1967 L. Olivier in W. Hobbs Stage Fight 6 My training and exercise in the art of fence has been largely grounded on the clockwork technique of ‘one, two, three; two, one, four’; or ‘bish, bash, bosh; bash, bosh, bish’.

1991 Independent (Nexis) 26 July 15 Actors who can fence know the basics, so all you have to do when designing a fight for a specific production is to choreograph it. It's these amateurs who just go bish, bash, bosh who get into trouble.

1998 Western Daily Press (Bristol) (Nexis) 23 June 6 Harry, aged five, and Laurence, two, put on their dayglo Power Ranger helmets and it's Bish Bash Bosh all the way.

2. British colloquial. Indicating something accomplished or completed quickly or simply; = bish bosh int.²

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1989 Punch 29 Apr. 20/1 It's easy to make an estate car. You stick the front of an existing saloon to a box at the back. Bish, bash, bosh and you can hardly see the join.

1996 Sight & Sound Mar. 28/2 There's a great temptation in television to create characters this way—grab a handful of quirks off the shelf, stick 'em up on the computer screen, bish bash bosh.

2002 J. Oliver in Scotsman (Nexis) 23 Sept. 2 Five ingredients, five minutes, bish-bash-bosh—get the family round the table for a nice bit of dinner.

2014 MixMag Dec. 100/2 It seems so simple: a bit of old-skool dubstep wobble.., some robotic bleeps and bloops, some gangster film samples and bish-bash-bosh it's a banger.

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

单词	bish-bash-bosh
释义	bish-bash-boshint.n. Brit. /ˌbɪsbaʃˈbɒʃ/, U.S. /ˌbɪʃˌbæʃˈbɑʃ/ Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymon: bash v.² Etymology: Imitative of a series of rapid blows or gestures (compare earlier bish v.², bash v.²), perhaps formed as a reduplication (with vowel variation) of bash v.² Compare later bish bosh int.², bosh int.Compare the following earlier uses of this sequence of words, in quot. 1916 as the humorous title of an imaginary play, in quot. 1925 as a noun, probably with the sense ‘nonsense’ (= bish-bosh n.), and so related to bosh n.³ rather than representing a sound or action:1916 Smart Set Jan. 262/1 She was one of the sirens in ‘Bish! Bash! Bosh!’1925 H. H. Johnston Relations xiv. 221 He had been inducted into the bish-bash-bosh of Freemasonry by the earnest wish of his father. 1. Representing the sound or action of delivering a series of blows. Also as n. ΚΠ 1967 L. Olivier in W. Hobbs Stage Fight 6 My training and exercise in the art of fence has been largely grounded on the clockwork technique of ‘one, two, three; two, one, four’; or ‘bish, bash, bosh; bash, bosh, bish’. 1991 Independent (Nexis) 26 July 15 Actors who can fence know the basics, so all you have to do when designing a fight for a specific production is to choreograph it. It's these amateurs who just go bish, bash, bosh who get into trouble. 1998 Western Daily Press (Bristol) (Nexis) 23 June 6 Harry, aged five, and Laurence, two, put on their dayglo Power Ranger helmets and it's Bish Bash Bosh all the way. 2. British colloquial. Indicating something accomplished or completed quickly or simply; = bish bosh int.² ΚΠ 1989 Punch 29 Apr. 20/1 It's easy to make an estate car. You stick the front of an existing saloon to a box at the back. Bish, bash, bosh and you can hardly see the join. 1996 Sight & Sound Mar. 28/2 There's a great temptation in television to create characters this way—grab a handful of quirks off the shelf, stick 'em up on the computer screen, bish bash bosh. 2002 J. Oliver in Scotsman (Nexis) 23 Sept. 2 Five ingredients, five minutes, bish-bash-bosh—get the family round the table for a nice bit of dinner. 2014 MixMag Dec. 100/2 It seems so simple: a bit of old-skool dubstep wobble.., some robotic bleeps and bloops, some gangster film samples and bish-bash-bosh it's a banger. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.1967
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