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bushie

noun
/ˈbʊʃi/UK

Etymology

From bush + -ie.

  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 bushie — “bush + ie”

Definitions

  1. Someone who lives in or is familiar with the Australian outback

    Someone who lives in or is familiar with the Australian outback; a bushman or bushwoman.

    • I bought the king parrot from an old bushie in a pub in Exhibition Street.
    • Timber was a sign of poverty, of our poor-white condition and backwardness: it made ‘bushies’ of us.

  2. A political supporter or fan of U.S. President Bush (either Bush 43, or Bush 41, or both…

    A political supporter or fan of U.S. President Bush (either Bush 43, or Bush 41, or both Presidents George Bush)

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