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To be thwarted, or have your plans ruined, by someone or by circumstance.
Rainy days put the kaibosh on picnics.
My vacation was kaiboshed when my car broke down.
Kaibosh by Robert Bellemare May 15, 2005
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From Merriam-Webster:

Definition of KIBOSH
: something that serves as a check or stop <put the kibosh on that>
— kibosh transitive verb
Origin of KIBOSH
origin unknown
First Known Use: 1836
Let's put the "kaibosh" on these idiots spelling kibosh wrong
Kaibosh by bdcs December 1, 2010
to forget about, cancel,
I put the kaibosh on my plans to go to the movies
Kaibosh by Natasha November 25, 2003
to thwart one's plans, bugger up, jinx, render not-on by foolish actions.
Geoff put the kaibosh on the timely delivery of his new blue Audi S5 by tying it to a win by the NSW Blues. A blue car for a blue win, he said unwisely.
Kaibosh by John_of_BrisVegas May 24, 2010

sloshed and kaboshed

When a girl gets drunk and gets laid in the same night
Last night after the bar I was sloshed and kaboshed
sloshed and kaboshed by kaboshed January 16, 2020

koho kibosh

noun-- the sliding, backhand motion a woman makes as she sweeps a hand across her waist to prevent a male from inserting his hand into her panties; akin to the movement of a hockey goalie making a sweeping, stick or blocker save using a similar motion.

Also may be used as a verb, e.g., to koho kibosh.
Q: (pointing to Peggy Sue in the school cafeteria) Did you hit that shit?

A: Fuck no. I thought I was in there, but then the slippery bitch gave me the koho kibosh.
koho kibosh by D-Tox May 1, 2004