beat around the bush

Slang Dictionary

bush definition


  1. n.
    the pubic hair. (Usually objectionable.) : How old were you when you started growing a bush?
  2. n. a
    woman considered as a receptacle for the penis. (Rude and derogatory.) : Bubba says he gotta have some bush.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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beat around the bush

Also, beat about the bush. Approach indirectly, in a roundabout way, or too cautiously. For example, Stop beating around the bushget to the point. This term, first recorded in 1572, originally may have alluded to beating the bushes for game.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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