bushie

plural bushies · alternative bushy

1. AustraliacolloquialSomeone who lives in or is familiar with the Australian outback; a bushman or bushwoman.

   I bought the king parrot from an old bushie in a pub in Exhibition Street.

   1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 184

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   Timber was a sign of poverty, of our poor-white condition and backwardness: it made ‘bushies’ of us.

   1998, David Malouf, A First Place, Vintage, published 2015, page 179

plural Bushies

1. USgovernmentA political supporter or fan of U.S. President Bush (either Bush 43, or Bush 41, or both Presidents George Bush)