Dubya
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- proper noun
- /ˈdʌb.jə/
- Informal
- Let's just say I believe the union is much healthier than when Dubya left it in 2008.
- vote for Dubya
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Grover Norquist visited the Dubya Bush White House almost ten times during 8 years.
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I always wondered how Dubya was able to pull off that act.
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How much did we hear about bipartisanship when Dubya had his GOP Congress?
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The Senate and the House disagree about whether to extend part or all of Dubya's misguided tax cuts.
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George H.W. Bush, Dubya, Dole, McCain, Quayle, Cheney, Palin... and now Romney and Ryan.
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I got invited to Dubya's birthday party two times when he was in office.
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Yet the policy direction of a Dubya administration would be much different from his father's.
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How much did we hear about bipartisanship when Dubya had his GOP Congress?
Synonyms
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A person who was the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
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A casual nickname for George W Bush, the former US president
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dubya comes from how some people say the letter W, which sounds like 'double u' or 'dub-ya' in some American accents. Because President George W. Bush's middle initial is 'W', people used Dubya as a friendly or joking nickname for him.