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shrub

UK/ˈʃɹʌb/ US/ˈʃʰɹʷʌb/ rare obsolete rare slang us

noun

1.

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches

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Origin

A play on his surname Bush, a shrub being a smaller bush, thus indicating that he is the junior Bush in relation to his father George H. W. Bush. Popularized by American newspaper columnist Molly Ivins (1944-2007), who co-wrote Shrub: The Short But Happy Political Life of George W. Bush (2000) with Lou Dubose.

Phrases

  • shrub out
  • shrub up

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