bushwah

bush·wa

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boo sh-wah, -waw]
- /ˈbʊʃ wɑ, -wɔ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boo sh-wah, -waw]
- /ˈbʊʃ wɑ, -wɔ/

Definitions of bushwah word

noun bushwah rubbishy nonsense; baloney; bull: You'll hear a lot of boring bushwa about his mechanical skill. 1
noun bushwah Nonsense. 0

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Origin of bushwah

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

1915-20; perhaps representing bourgeois1, from its use in political rhetoric, the actual sense being lost; taken as euphemism for bullshit

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Parts of speech for Bushwah

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bushwah popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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