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bushie

UK/ˈbʊʃi/

bushie noun: someone who lives in or is familiar with the Australian outback; a bushman or bushwoman.

Noun (1)

bushie (plural bushies)

  1. (Australia, colloquial) 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.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 184
    • Timber was a sign of poverty, of our poor-white condition and backwardness: it made ‘bushies’ of us.1998, David Malouf, A First Place, Vintage, published 2015, page 179

Noun (2) capitalized: Bushie

Bushie (plural Bushies)

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

Forms of bushie

pluralbushies
alternative formbushy
pluralBushies

Origin of bushie

From bush + -ie.

From Bush + -ie.

Questions about bushie

What does bushie mean?
Bushie means someone who lives in or is familiar with the Australian outback; a bushman or bushwoman.
What part of speech is bushie?
Bushie is a noun.
How do you pronounce bushie?
Bushie is pronounced /ˈbʊʃi/ (UK).
What is the plural of bushie?
The plural of bushie is bushies.

Words near bushie in the dictionary

  1. bushhammers
  2. Bushi
  3. Bushian
  4. bushido
  5. bushidō
  6. bushie
  7. bushier
  8. bushies
  9. bushiest
  10. bushily
  11. Bushinator

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