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busts on

busts on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bust on.

Meaning of bust on

Verb

bust on (third-person singular simple present busts on, present participle busting on, simple past and past participle busted on or (colloquial) bust on)

  1. (US, idiomatic) To make a joke concerning; to ridicule or make fun of.
    • Mr. Moffatt explained different signals that students use to express friendship, like "busting" on one another. To "bust on" someone is "to deflate their pretensions by means of aggressive verbal mockery." Mr. Moffatt explained that students only "bust on" their friends.1989 April 9, “Campus Life: Rutgers Anthropologist Examines Sex Life On the Raritan”, in New York Times, retrieved 16 Feb 2018
  2. (US, slang, African-American Vernacular) To hit or attack (someone); to insult (someone); to snitch on (someone).

Questions about busts on

What is busts on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Busts on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bust on.

Words near busts on in the dictionary

  1. busts ass
  2. busts down
  3. busts in
  4. busts into
  5. busts off
  6. busts on
  7. busts one's arse
  8. busts one's balls
  9. busts one's chops
  10. busts one's gut
  11. busts one's hump

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