Words & TermsWar, service and history
bush week
A supposed period when naive country visitors could be exploited; in the idiom 'what do you think this is, bush week?'
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “bush week” means a supposed period when naive country visitors could be exploited; in the idiom 'what do you think this is, bush week?'.
Where it came from
The Australian National Dictionary Centre treats bush week and its question formula as distinct Australian idiomatic history.
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established