bushed

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

adj., quasi past participle


lost in the bush; then, lost or at a loss.

1661. T. McCombie, `Australian Sketches,' p. 115:

«I left my seat to reach a shelter, which was so many milesoff, that I narrowly escaped being `bushed.'»

1865. W. Howitt, `Discovery in Australia,' vol. i. p. 283:

«The poor youth, new to the wilds, had, in the expressivephrase of the colonials, got bushed, that is, utterlybewildered, and thus lost all idea of the direction that heought to pursue.»

1885. R. M. Praed, `Australian Life,' p. 29:

«I get quite bushed in these streets.»

1896. `The Argus,' Jan. 1, p. 4, col. 9:

«The Ministry did not assume its duty of leading the House, andMr. Higgins graphically described the position of affairs bystating that the House was `bushed;' while Mr. Shiels comparedthe situation to a rudderless ship drifting hither andthither.»

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