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   bushwa

   /ˈbʊʃwɑː/

   noun

   • 1. rubbish, nonsense. informal North American

   Word Origin 1920s: apparently a euphemism for bullshit.

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   What does bushwa mean?

   • You'll hear a lot of boring bushwa about his mechanical skill. Those newspaper stories I read—pure bushwa, from beginning to end. Bushwa definition: rubbishy nonsense; baloney; bull. See examples of BUSHWA used in a sentence.

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   What does'bushwa'mean?

   • Being hopelessly American I spelled it Bushwa (it makes sense, if you think about it). So, I Googled it, just to double check. That didn't help at all, all the dictionaries told me 'Bushwa' means nonsense or bullshit.

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   What is a synonym for bushwa?

   • The term is often used to express frustration or anger. There are several synonyms for bushwa, including nonsense, rubbish, balderdash, and hogwash. All of these terms are used to describe something that is considered to be of little value or importance. The antonyms of bushwa include truth, fact, and reality.

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   What does Busha mean?

   • Busha is a term of endearment meaning lovable darling. It is not related to the Busha surname, which appears 828 times in the 2010 U.S. census and is ranked #28746 in terms of most common surnames.

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   What does 'bushwa' mean in French?

   • The word in French that might be closest to 'bushwa' is either "mouchoir" (pronounced 'moo-shwahr'), which means 'handkerchief', or "bonsoir" - pronounced roughly 'bawn-swahr'), which means 'good evening' or, in some contexts, 'good night'.

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   When was bushwa first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun bushwa is in the 1920s. OED's earliest evidence for bushwa is from 1920. bushwa is apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: bullshit n.

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3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBUSHWA definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. something that has or makes no sense; unintelligible language; drivel. 2. conduct or action that is absurd. 3. foolish or evasive behaviour or manners. she'll stand no nonsense. 4. See no-nonsense.

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     7 senses: US slang nonsense → 1. something that has or makes...

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     Any small grey active North American songbird of the genus...

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4. www.dictionary.com › browse › bushwaBUSHWA Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Bushwa definition: rubbishy nonsense; baloney; bull. See examples of BUSHWA used in a sentence.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bushwaBushwa Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of BUSHWA is bunkum, hooey. How to use bushwa in a sentence.

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun bushwa. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in North American English.

7. words-wiki.com › bushwa-definition-meaningBushwa – Definition & Meaning - Words Wiki

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   Bushwa is a slang term that is used to describe something that is considered to be nonsense or of little value. It can also be used to describe something that is deceptive or fraudulent. The term is often used to express contempt or disapproval.

8. greensdictofslang.com › entry › 6q5udtqbushwa, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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   3. (also boushwa) a pretentious, arrogant person [f. Can. bourgeois, the head voyageur of a trading post or expedition]. 1935. 4. a yokel. 1942. 5. (US Und.) an outsider who dislikes criminals. 1949.

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   bushwa. (ˈbʊʃwɑː) n. slang US nonsense. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.