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  • noun Plural form of Bushism.

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Examples

  • This, after eight years of George W. Bush's projectile stream of malapropisms, mispronunciations, sentence fragments, and the cottage industry that made a fortune out of calendars, posters, and t-shirts that displayed the latest Bushisms, is hilarious.

    You're Kidding 2009

  • Of all the so-called Bushisms, which is number one?

    CNN Transcript Jan 10, 2009 2009

  • Bush is a running theme in the film and so are 'Bushisms' -- verbal slip-ups in his speeches -- that have gained notoriety during his eight-year presidency.

    Screen News 2009

  • We’d have to call em Palinisms eventually, but Bushisms is already universally understood [unlike the Bush doctrine, which Sarah Palin had to be educated about].

    2008 October 24 « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008

  • We’d have to call em Palinisms eventually, but Bushisms is already universally understood [unlike the Bush doctrine, which Sarah Palin had to be educated about].

    This Is Really Going To Impress All Those Hockey Moms Out There « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008

  • The message from Bush was pre-recorded, no doubt to avoid any embarrassing Bushisms, which is kind of embarrassing in itself.

    Dumbya praises McCain 2008

  • The message from Bush was pre-recorded, no doubt to avoid any embarrassing Bushisms, which is kind of embarrassing in itself.

    Archive 2008-09-01 2008

  • With us now in the first month of the year 2009 I really cannot think of anything less imaginative than compiling a comprehensive list of so-called Bushisms and then passing it off as an original article.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Johnny Guitar 2009

  • With us now in the first month of the year 2009 I really cannot think of anything less imaginative than compiling a comprehensive list of so-called Bushisms and then passing it off as an original article.

    Must try harder Johnny Guitar 2009

  • And a little something extra: a compilation of his fave video clips, including a "best of" Bushisms, which is laugh out loud hilarious.

    Mary Ann Akers: My Scoop on Spingate 2008

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