Bushism

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A turn of phrase employed by President George W. Bush that is unintentionally comical due to grammatical errors, malapropisms, etc.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The political philosophy associated with former US president George W. Bush or his father, former US president George H. W. Bush. uncountable

    "But to get to the essence of Bushism, it's helpful to go to another and more unusual book, All the Best, George Bush, a collection of letters written by George Bush the elder."

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"But to get to the essence of Bushism, it's helpful to go to another and more unusual book, All the Best, George Bush, a collection of letters written by George Bush the elder."

Etymology

From Bush + -ism, named after American presidents George W. Bush (1946–) and George H. W. Bush (1924–2018).

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