bushwa
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bushwa
1915–20; perhaps representing bourgeois 1, from its use in political rhetoric, the actual sense being lost; taken as euphemism for bullshit
Example Sentences
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The script, which Mr. Miller wrote with Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris, has been whittled almost clean of expository dialogue and touchy-feely bushwa.
From New York Times • May 14, 2015
Mikulski objects to what she characterizes as this "fully briefed" bushwa.
From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2013
Only the kiddies, in any case, are likely to sit through this bushwa.
From Time Magazine Archive
Consider all the romantic petitioners who heretofore were told that their fantasies were bushwa now being smiled at and implored to spell out in exquisite detail what it is they have been dreaming of.
From Time Magazine Archive
Those newspaper stories I read—pure bushwa, from beginning to end.
From Bear Trap by Nourse, Alan Edward
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