bushwa
or bush·wah
[ boo sh-wah, -waw ]
/ ˈbʊʃ wɑ, -wɔ /
noun
rubbishy nonsense; baloney; bull: You'll hear a lot of boring bushwa about his mechanical skill.
Nearby words
bushpig, bushranger, bushrangers, bushtit, bushveld, bushwa, bushwalking, bushwhack, bushwhacker, bushy, bushy-tailed
Origin of bushwa
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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Word Origin and History for bushwa
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