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nutbush

/ˈnʌtbʊʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
nut-bush
IPA
/ˈnʌtbʊʃ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Nutbush, TN: An unincorporated town in Southwest Tennessee, about which Tina Turner wrote the 1973 song Nutbush City Limits.

name

Nutbush, Memphis: A neighborhood in Northeast Memphis, TN, originally settled by migrants from the town.

name

the Nutbush: A line dance popular in Australia that is danced to the song.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From nut + bush. Origin unknown.

Questions

How do you pronounce nutbush?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnʌtbʊʃ/.
What does nutbush mean?
Nutbush, TN: An unincorporated town in Southwest Tennessee, about which Tina Turner wrote the 1973 song Nutbush City Limits.
Where does nutbush come from?
From nut + bush. Origin unknown.

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