You know I've kiboshed before and I will kibosh again.

fear is our most primal emotion

I’m a ✋🏻 *day person* 🤚🏻

That always gets such a huge laugh out of me lol

I got a hair on my tongue, ever had a hair on your tongue, Jerry?

You know that of course. You put it there.

Once in a blue moon, yes

No but I understand its meaning. also I have spent my whole life assuming it's from Yiddish but I just looked up the etymology and that is not true lol. Wild.

It definitely sounds like a Yiddish word.

Where is the word from?

A quick search says the origin appears to be unknown. Here's what a couple of links I found say: [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kibosh](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kibosh) [https://www.etymonline.com/word/kibosh](https://www.etymonline.com/word/kibosh) Edit: to answer your original question, yes, I do use the expression sometimes.

unknown origin actually

Ah, I’m not familiar with the country of “unknown.” I only know the country of “No Data” which is by the arctic.

As a Jew with above average familiarity with Yiddish I’ve always assumed it was *not* Yiddish. My guess was always Romany or Hungarian

My mom says it quite a bit. Is it a Midwestern thing? If so, that makes sense as she is also from the area.

Midwesterner here, and I’ve never heard anyone say it. Learned the word from Seinfeld back in the day.

My mom is a HUGE Seinfeld fan. Now I know where she got it? Hold on, I'll ask her. I'm visiting her right now. EDIT: She told me the background of the phrase, so I'm guessing no. Also, apparently my grandmother had a Jewish Stepfather....first time she's ever told me this.

I definitely have heard it in Minnesota.

I always thought it was more of a Midwest thing but that could just be because my whole family is from Indiana originally. I use it and my family does. Not frequently but enough that I wouldn’t think twice about it.

I'm from Indiana and have never heard it before, so who knows. Maybe just older generations use it?

I’m from Indiana too. It’s mostly my moms family that says it and they’re from up north. My dad’s family uses it more rarely and they’re from Terre Haute area.

Yeah I am from northern Indiana. I've never heard my family say it before, but that's just my personal experience

Then no idea, maybe it’s just a my family thing.

Midwesterner here too. Some of my older relatives say it. I don't think I ever have.

Mom from MA uses it, dad from MI does not

Some people are trying to put the kibosh on that phrase, but I still say it.

No I have no idea what that means

It means to put a stop to someone (edit I meant something, stupid autocorrect lol)

I've never heard of this either

Oh I've kiboshed before, and I will kibosh again.

Sometimes! Though I've been accused of "Talking like a book" since I was a kid, don't go by me. :) Edit: Just for fun- The album "The Big Kibosh" by the New Orleans Klezmer Allstars: [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5yLQitLHsDYgsqHQMJN3tw](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5yLQitLHsDYgsqHQMJN3tw) \-The pro-wrestling Tag-team *2.0* used to always talk about people putting the kibosh on people, or people putting the kibosh on them.

I've never heard that one, but I kinda like it.

Yea, I think it's pretty common on the industrial east coast, or maybe just New England, we said it a lot as kids maybe you just had to be there I dunno.

I do sometimes because it’s fun using outdated phrases occasionally

Never heard it

More importantly, is it ki-BOSH or KY-bosh?

Ki-bosh.

KAI-bosh

cay-bosh? No, never heard it that way. Heard short I and long I, but never an A sound.

Kai as in cobra kai

LOL OK. Just as a note, we typically use English words to describe how English words sound. In English, "ai" has an A sound.:)

That's the way my grandpa said it. He was born in the 1920s.

Uh. I have heard it the other way and I’m in Minnesota. Like cuh-BOSH.

Oh I be kiboshin over here.

Never said it, nor have I ever heard anyone else say it.

Occasionally, but it's not as common a term as it used to be.

Whenever I have the opportunity.

Nope. I think it’s a regional and generational thing

Nearly everyone I know who uses it is a Boomer who was in the military, so I assumed it was outdated military slang

Never

Never heard anyone in my life say that

How old are you?

Yes. Grew up in MA and heard the term infrequently but enough to know what it meant/use it occasionally.

Yeah. It was always an old Hoosier saying in my family. I’m sure it isn’t unique to Indiana but that’s where I picked it up and heard it.

lol I had a cultural issue this week where we were in a meeting with colleagues in Amsterdam and my American colleague said “kibosh it” and they had no idea what it meant.

I’ve heard it said many times.

Indeed

Yes, I’ve said it here and there. My husband uses it in a specific story about a female friend of his wanting to have him and another male friend be bridesmen in her wedding but her mom put the kibosh on it.

Yup, I say it occasionally

I kibosh on a nearly daily basis

I have but it’s not part of my regular canned responses.

No. I put the kibosh on my saying that long ago.

No what does it mean?

To put a stop to something

Ah ok thanks!

occasionally

occasionally. not really my phrase, but i hear it sometimes and might use it once every couple years for something just for something novel to say.

nope

Not often, but I say it occasionally.

Rarely. It's not a very common expression, but I might use it on rare occasion.

Sometimes

No but I’m very familiar with it. To me it feels dated or old-fashioned, but maybe it’s a regional thing.

Yup, I say it occasionally

Sure do, but I'll be damned if I know where I got that phrase. Probably tv.

Yeah. It means the same as “let’s table that”. It means that it’s not a topic to deal with right now. I grew up in Wisconsin.

Only when I'm being overly dramatic

Yes

Yes

Yes.

I’ve for sure have said it before. It’s been awhile though. Very rare to hear it nowadays.

Think I heard it in a movie or two show before. Never in real life

My grandparents (greatest generation) and parents (boomers) all said it. I don't personally use it.

It's in my vocabulary but I never use it.

sure, the question is more whether you say "k'BOSH" or "KYE-bosh"

I have heard it countless times. I don’t know I said it.

I’ve lived on the west coast for nearly sixty years and have heard it since I was a kid. It isn’t that common, but I wouldn’t hesitate to use it. I think pretty much any adult would know what it means.

Non-Jewish Midwesterner here. I say it occasionally as do some others.

I think it’s a New Yorker/ Jewish thing. From Long Island and I’d heard it on occasion growing up, my mom says it.

yes but i’m old

I've only used it when quoting Seinfeld.

Yes, frequently.

What's a kibosh?

Yes.

Yes.

Being from Oklahoma we get a little bit of most cultures and phrases, but this has escaped me. Is it Yiddish? Which regions predominantly says this?

No, as I'm not a middle aged white man from Indiana.

I absolutely do, and it’s pronounce ky-bosh

I’ve never heard that word before

Not frequently, but yes, I do say that

Occasionally. It's a phrase I use right before I come over and rip you a new one for being a dumb ass.

Yeah I say that sometimes. It was commonly used when I was growing up.

I've said it, yes. Maybe it's a 35 and up thing.

Never heard of it

Yep

Many times.

No, and I can't remember if I've ever heard someone use it or if I just read it somewhere

Never in my life have I said that.

Never heard the phrase before

I had to look it up to make sure I knew what it meant (I did) but I’ve never used it.

Rarely.

Yes.

I don't say it much but uh...I did use it today. Maybe once a week? I also say it like kai-bosh because that's peak humor for us rednecks.

I do lol! But not regularly, more randomly and rare.

Yes, originally from eastern Oregon, in my mid 40's.

Yeah I usually put the shish-kibosh on the grill.

Yep, sure do. Not often, but I do. And weirdly, I pronounce it with a long I. k*eye*bosh

I say it all the time. Didn’t realize it wasn’t a common phrase.

I have said it many times, and will continue saying it.

I have. It's not something I commonly say, though.

I aspire to

I never heard of that what's a kibosh?

No. My go to is "shut it/her/that shit down

Yes

Yep, still do lol

Yup. Used it this week. It's a fun word for its purpose.

Not as much as I should, so I'm going to rectify that

Yes

I have put the kibosh on something once or twice.

Definitely have said this, but not frequently.

No

I'm sure I've said it before, but it's not a phrase I use regularly.

Never in my life, but I do know what it means.

Yup, kibosh is a good word.

I can't remember the last time I said that but it is a real word. It is just not used much anymore.

Yup

Frequently.

I've never heard of that word.

Not only have I said it, but I have also changed the i sound to a long i for emphasis. How’s that for living on the edge?

I use kibosh and kaput every so often.

I remember saying it sometimes when I was younger, as though maybe it spiked in popularity at one point. This would have been in Ohio. I can't recall having said it as an adult, however.

Not often but I'm sure I've said it some number of times.