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Bushism

British  
/ ˈbʊʃɪzəm /

noun

  1. any apparently fatuous statement attributed to George W. Bush

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Contrary to the Bushism, the past is not — is never — over.

From New York Times Jun. 8, 2022

To the friendly audience at the Bush Center, the Iraq-Ukraine mix-up landed as a Bushism par excellence, a harmless and endearing slip-up.

From New York Times Jun. 8, 2022

Examining metrics from school drop-out rates to standardized test scores, Brian Palmer looks into unionization, teacher performance, and the perennial Bushism “Is our children learning?”

From Slate Sep. 15, 2012

The President even added a little Bushism to his mea culpa, one more for the road.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was at least one Bushism, when Williams asked the President about one-time administration claims that Iraqis would welcome Americans as liberators.

From Time Magazine Archive

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