bush week

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English - English
An imaginary or symbolic time when simple people from the bush (ie. country areas) come to the city, likely to be preyed on by tricksters there. A question like What is this – bush week? is thus a protest by the speaker against some obvious prank or ruse. (Reference: Australian Broadcasting Commission News Radio article .)
bush week

    Hyphenation

    Bush week

    Turkish pronunciation

    bûş wik

    Pronunciation

    /ˈbo͝osʜ ˈwēk/ /ˈbʊʃ ˈwiːk/

    Etymology

    () There was an attempt at an actual bush festival in Sydney in 1919, the idea apparently then extended to the present figurative use. (Reference: ABC News below.)
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