bush week

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение bush week в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

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 .)

Расстановка переносов

Bush week

Турецкое произношение

bûş wik

Произношение

/ˈbo͝osʜ ˈwēk/ /ˈbʊʃ ˈwiːk/

Этимология

() 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.)