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bush

noun

Meaning

Natural, uncleared country covered with scrub or forest.
Rural Australia generally, as opposed to the city. 'Go bush' means to head out to the country or to drop out of sight.

Example

They sold up in Sydney and moved to the bush.

Origin

Extended use of 'bush', meaning woodland or scrub.

Variants

the bush, go bush

Nearby words

burlAn attempt or try, used in 'give it a burl'.
burn-offA deliberately lit fire to clear land or reduce dry fuel before the fire season; also as a verb, 'burn off'.
burnt chop syndromeThe habit, traditionally attributed to mothers, of always putting others first and taking the worst share…
burrawangA palm-like cycad (genus Macrozamia, especially M. communis) of eastern Australia, whose poisonous seeds…
bush balladA narrative poem or song about life in the Australian bush, in the tradition of Banjo Paterson and Henry…
bush bandA band that plays traditional Australian folk music, often with fiddle, accordion, banjo and lagerphone.
bush baptistA person of no particular religion, or one who claims a vague faith. Dated.
bush bashTo force a way through dense bush, on foot or in a vehicle, where there is no track.

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