bushwa

noun

bush·​wa

ˈbu̇sh(ˌ)wä,

-wȯ

variants or bushwah

plural -s

: bunkum, hooey

there it was again: the bushwa, the sloganeering, being poured out to him with no regard for the truth

—David Driscoll

Word History

Etymology

probably euphemism for bullshit

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