bushwa

or bush·wah

[ boosh-wah, -waw ]
/ ˈbʊʃ wɑ, -wɔ /

noun

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

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Origin of bushwa

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

Words nearby bushwa

bush tea, bush telegraph, bush tit, bush tucker, bushveld, bushwa, bushwalking, bushwhack, bushwhacker, bush wren, bushy
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