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Meaning of Nutbush | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/ˈnʌtbʊʃ/

Definitions

Nutbush, TN: An unincorporated town in Southwest Tennessee, about which Tina Turner wrote the 1973 song Nutbush City Limits.
Nutbush, Memphis: A neighborhood in Northeast Memphis, TN, originally settled by migrants from the town.
the Nutbush: A line dance popular in Australia that is danced to the song.

Examples

“[...] On highway number nineteen [...] They call it Nutbush city [...] Little old town in Tennessee [...] a quiet, little old community; A one-horse town.”

“[A]fter spilling a coke [...] all down my front when some idiot doing the Nutbush elbowed my can.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

nutbusting nutcake nutcase Nutcrack Night Nutcracker nutcracker doll