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burnt bread

burnt bread is the simple past and past participle of burn bread.

Meaning of burn bread

Verb

burn bread (third-person singular simple present burns bread, present participle burning bread, simple past and past participle burned bread or burnt bread)

  1. (idiomatic, often, African-American Vernacular) To cause something unfortunate to happen to (someone) by mentioning it; to jinx something for (someone).
    • I don't mean to burn bread on the guy, but if LaT cares to press it, he could be living in a dumpster before he gets too much older.2002 September 14, Chas, “Re: Information on John La Tourrette”, in rec.martial-arts (Usenet)

Questions about burnt bread

What is burnt bread the simple past and past participle of?
Burnt bread is the simple past and past participle of burn bread.

Words near burnt bread in the dictionary

  1. Burnsworth
  2. Burnsworths
  3. burnt
  4. burnt a hole in someone's pocket
  5. burnt away
  6. burnt bread
  7. Burnt Bridge
  8. burnt coal
  9. burnt cream
  10. burnt daylight
  11. burnt down

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