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Bushism

Bushism proper noun: the political philosophy associated with former US president George W. Bush or his father, former US president George H. W. Bush.

Proper noun

Bushism (uncountable)

  1. 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.1999 October 7, New York Times

Noun

Bushism (plural Bushisms)

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

Forms of Bushism

pluralBushisms

Origin of Bushism

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

Questions about Bushism

What does Bushism mean?
Bushism means the political philosophy associated with former US president George W. Bush or his father, former US president George H. W. Bush.
What part of speech is Bushism?
Bushism can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Bushism in the dictionary

  1. bushiness
  2. bushing
  3. bushing out
  4. bushings
  5. Bushire
  6. Bushism
  7. Bushisms
  8. Bushist
  9. Bushists
  10. Bushite
  11. Bushites

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