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bust-ups

bust-ups is the plural of bust-up.

Meaning of bust-up

Noun

bust-up (plural bust-ups)

  1. (slang) An angry argument.
    • “It was a real old bust-up. I do wish I knew what it was all about.”1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 23

Questions about bust-ups

What is bust-ups the plural of?
Bust-ups is the plural of bust-up.

Words near bust-ups in the dictionary

  1. bust-out
  2. bust-out man
  3. bust-out men
  4. bust-outs
  5. bust-up
  6. bust-ups
  7. busta
  8. bustable
  9. Bustamante
  10. Bustamante backbone
  11. Bustamantes

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