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bushie
/ˈbʊʃi/
noun 2
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3ADJ.
old
BUSHIE + NOUN
pub
PREP.
from, in
Definitions
noun
1
Someone who lives in or is familiar with the Australian outback; a bushman or bushwoman.
I bought the king parrot from an old bushie in a pub in Exhibition Street.
Timber was a sign of poverty, of our poor-white condition and backwardness: it made ‘bushies’ of us.
noun
1
A political supporter or fan of U.S. President Bush (either Bush 43, or Bush 41, or both Presidents George Bush)
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I bought the king parrot from an old bushie in a pub in Exhibition Street.
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Timber was a sign of poverty, of our poor-white condition and backwardness: it made ‘bushies’ of us.
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