Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bushbash

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bush-bash
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To travel or build a route straight across country rather than following an established track, typically involving forcing one's way through forest and/or undergrowth.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage

Example Sentences

"Today she and husband Murray “bushbash” regularly, going camping in remote gorges and creeks."
"2008, George Dunford, Matthew D. Firestone, Anthony Ham, The Big Trip: Your Ultimate Guide to Gap Years and Overseas Adventures, Lonely Planet, page 215, Experienced bushbashing motorcyclists prize the rough roads of Cambodia, Laos and northern Thailand."
"2010, Stu Gibson, A queer sort of intelligence, Martin Crump (editor), The Search For The Great Kiwi Yarn, unnumbered page, So rather than bushbash my way down to the road end, I decided to cut uphill to meet the round-the-mountain track and take the easy way out."

Etymology

From bush + bash.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bushbashes (present, singular) bushbashing (participle, present) bushbashed (participle, past) bushbashed (past) bush-bash (alternative)

Questions

What does bushbash mean?: To travel or build a route straight across country rather than following an established track, typically involving forcing one's way through forest and/or undergrowth.
Where does bushbash come from?: From bush + bash.

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