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Bushism

name

Etymology

From Bush + -ism, named after American presidents George W. Bush (1946–) and George H. W. Bush (1924–2018).

  1. derived from *bʰuH-✻ — “to grow”
  2. inherited from *buskaz✻ — “bush, thicket”
  3. inherited from *busk✻
  4. inherited from *busċ✻
  5. inherited from bush
  6. suffixed as bushism — “Bush + ism”

Definitions

  1. The political philosophy associated with former US president George W. Bush or his…

    The political philosophy associated with former US president George W. Bush or his father, former US president George H. W. Bush.

    • But to get to the essence of Bushism, it's helpful to go to another and more unusual book, All the Best, George Bush, a collection of letters written by George Bush the elder.

  2. A turn of phrase employed by President George W. Bush that is unintentionally comical due…

    A turn of phrase employed by President George W. Bush that is unintentionally comical due to grammatical errors, malapropisms, etc.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA