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English
Etymology
Blend of Bush + bootlicker
Noun
Bushlicker (plural Bushlickers)
- (informal, derogatory) A person who acted or spoke sycophantically towards the authority of former U.S. president George W. Bush.
Mike is such a Bushlicker; I spoke out against Bush's position on marijuana and he said, "How DARE you question our president's position on drugs after 9/11!"
2003 August 24, [email protected], “Funny song: Bushlicker”, in alt.impeach.bush (Usenet):Why the hell've you gotta be such a big Bushlicker? The way you say we should be "rallying around" him couldn't make me sicker
2004, Robert Sterling, 50 Reasons Not to Vote for Bush, →ISBN, page 76:Pass-the-buck Bush after the bankruptcy predictably claimed that he barely knew Kenny-Boy; this lie even the most fawning Bushlicker couldn't buy.
2006 April 20, Ryd, “Is T-Bone the Biggest Bushlicker On Usenet?”, in alt.politics (Usenet):Tell us how you are proud to be a Bushlicker.
Usage notes
The word was usually used during the Bush administration to imply that a person insisted people rally around the then-president for reasons of post-9/11 national unity.