saw the word in a heading, "bushwhacked in Iraq", in today's newspaper. dictionary doesn't define it.
2007-06-17 19:50:15 · 13 answers · asked by jadu 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's what B_R_K has to do with a weed whacker every day just to keep her pubes from going jungle on her.
2007-06-17 20:00:34 · answer #1 · answered by irmaynerds 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
What Does Bushwhacked Mean
2017-01-19 10:48:05 · answer #2 · answered by zachery 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing whatever to do with ol' G W! A Bushwhacker was a 19thC Australian bandit. They lived rough out in the bush (wild country, not a shrub) and they whacked people.
2007-06-19 01:47:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A "bushwhacking" is a surprise attack. The word is used not so much because it's accurate, but because it has "bush" in it, referring to President George W. Bush. It's effectively saying that it's the American people who were attacked (the "surprise") rather than a legitimate enemy.
2007-06-17 21:05:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
According to Dictionary.com
To defeat, esp. by surprise or in an underhanded way:
They bushwhacked our high school team when they used college players.
2007-06-17 19:58:57 · answer #5 · answered by twoforelbowing 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Bushwhacked" in the context of the headline means ambushed, or attacked suddenly without warning.
2007-06-17 20:03:38 · answer #6 · answered by Mel B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means ambushed, or being the victim of a surprise attack. I believe it comes from the days of the wild west, when attackers would hide in the bushes and then jump the wagon train.
2007-06-17 20:00:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It basically means the same as ambushed - to be attacked by an enemy who is hiding and waiting for you to come along (geurrilla tactics)
Literally "whacked by someone hiding in a bush"
2007-06-17 20:03:06 · answer #8 · answered by Jeff S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"bushwhacked in Iraq",
simply means
Bush challenged in Iraq
-opposed
-downplayed
-warned
-disobeyed
2007-06-17 20:16:34 · answer #9 · answered by ari-pup 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it is used as a reference to Geoge Bush.... whacked means beaten, so bushwhacked can refer to all those who have been
f%^&ed over by Bush! sure the ppl in iraq could tell u all about it
2007-06-17 19:59:02 · answer #10 · answered by uenuku 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It's an old western saying meaning someone that hides behind something and steps out and fires you up
2007-06-17 20:01:05 · answer #11 · answered by lonetraveler 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋