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bush party
DCHP-2 (Oct 2016)
n. — especially Ontario & Yukon, Social customs
a party held at night in a wooded area, usually by young people, to avoid parental or police control of the consumption of intoxicants.
Type: 5. Frequency — The general meaning of 'bush' as a woodland (see OED-3, s.v. "bush" (9a)) seems to be an adaptation of the Dutch bosch "in colonies originally Dutch" and is not limited to Canada (see OED-3, s.v. "bush" (9a)). As Chart 1 shows, the term is more frequent in Canada than in the US or the UK. Within Canada, the term is most frequent in Ontario (and Yukon) (see Chart 2).
For 'bush', see also COD-2, s.v. "bush party", which marks the term "Cdn".
For 'bush', see also COD-2, s.v. "bush party", which marks the term "Cdn".
Quotations
1988
A letter presented this week from a group called Concerned Teens in the West End urges council to establish such a club in a new recreation complex under construction on Katimavik Road.
"That will help keep some teens off the streets and out of bush parties," says the letter.
1996
The 1993 collision occurred on a hill at the Forks of the Credit Rd., when a car loaded with young people leaving a bush party attempted to pass another car.
2007
Besides that, it could cost his business tens of thousands of dollars each year, he said, while increasing the likelihood of illegal booze cans or bush parties firing up.
References
- COD-2
- OED-3
Images
Chart 1: Internet Domain Search, 4 Feb. 2016
