Meanings
proper nounBushism (uncountable)
- uncountableThe political philosophy associated with former US president George W. Bush or his father, former US president George H. W. Bush.
But to get to the essence of Bushism, it's helpful to go to another and more unusual book, All the Best, George Bush, a collection of letters written by George Bush the elder.
1999 October 7, New York Times
nounBushism (plural Bushisms)
plural Bushisms
- A turn of phrase employed by President George W. Bush that is unintentionally comical due to grammatical errors, malapropisms, etc.
Origin
From Bush + -ism, named after American presidents George W. Bush (1946–) and George H. W. Bush (1924–2018).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian бушизъм
- бушизъм (bušizăm)political philosophy
Catalan Bushisme
- Bushismepolitical philosophy
Finnish bushismi
- bushismipolitical philosophy
French bushisme
- bushismepolitical philosophy
German Bushism
- Bushismpolitical philosophy
Italian bushismo
- bushismopolitical philosophy
Japanese ブッシュイズム
- ブッシュイズムpolitical philosophy
Korean 부시즘
- 부시즘 (busijeum)political philosophy
Polish buszyzm
- buszyzmpolitical philosophy
Portuguese bushimo
- bushimopolitical philosophy
Russian буши́зм
- буши́зм (bušízm)political philosophy
Spanish bushismo
- bushismopolitical philosophy
Swedish bushism
- bushismpolitical philosophy
Cite this entry
APA
Bushism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bushism
MLA
“Bushism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bushism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bushism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bushism.
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