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bushpig


Traditionally a female who is rough and has an unkempt appearance: I can't stand her - she is such a bushpig.

Contributor's comments: I first heard this on the Central Coast in the 1980s. It was one of the worst things you could call a girl - but girls were always bitchily referring to other females behind their back with this term.

Contributor's comments: We use the term in Tassie as well, you say that someone is a bush pig, or a feral. It has become quite a broad insult to females mainly, not necessarily meaning that they are unkempt.

Contributor's comments: 'Bushpig' was very common used at school (in Sydney). The term indicated a girl's unattractiveness with a suggestion she was large and unshapely like a pig. This was from the late 70's or early 80's.

Contributor's comments: Yes, this is true. When I was at high school in Gosford in the 80s, it was used a lot.