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    Patwa headword

    Backabush

    /BAK-ah-BUSH/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Rural area / Remote"
    Definition
    A remote, deeply rural, or undeveloped country area.
    Example
    "Him live way out a backabush." — "He lives way out in the remote countryside."
    Origin
    Compound of 'back of the bush'.

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