Bushwhacked

/ˈbʊʃ.hwækt/ verb

Definition

Past tense of bushwhack; cut through dense vegetation or ambushed someone.

Etymology

Past tense form of bushwhack, adding the '-ed' suffix to show completed action.

Kelly Says

Being bushwhacked became such a recognizable experience for frontier settlers that the term survived into modern slang meaning 'caught off guard' or 'ambushed' in everyday conversation.

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