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busted en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbʌs.tɪd/
  • /ˈbʌs.təd/ weak vowel merger
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

See bust (Etymology 2)

Meanings

  1. (often, used in combination with an adjective) Having a certain type of bust (breasts; cleavage).
    • Some dolls made in Italy had eyes which could follow one about, others made of felt that had their hair dressed and dyed in grey, silver, or blonde, and wore velvet drainpipe trousers and lace brassières over their slightly busted fronts. 1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 211:

Forms

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most busted Degree=Sup lexicographic
more busted Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

unbusted

busted en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbʌs.tɪd/
  • /ˈbʌs.təd/ weak vowel merger
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

From bust + -ed. See bust (Etymology 1).

Meanings

  1. (slang) Broke; having no money.
    • I'd like to help you, but I'm busted.
  2. (slang) Caught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do.
    • Plus, to be honest, the look on his face when he realized how very busted they were was worth far more than the fifty dollars I paid for their dinner. 2009, S. Bear Bergman, “New Year” (essay), in The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You, ReadHowYouWant.com (2010), page 66
    • I saw you take that cookie from the cookie jar! You're busted!
  3. (slang) Extremely ugly.
    • ok this gals bod is hot but her face is busted 2004 July 30, Ms Pnoopie Pnats, “talking about hot or not...”, in alt.support.shyness (Usenet):
    • She was cute, but all her friends were busted.
  4. (slang) Tired.
  5. (slang) Broken.
  6. (slang) Extremely overpowered.
    • While not all of his matches went well, the streamer insisted aim assist was busted. 2022 March 25, Jason Parker, “"I'm not even aiming!": xQc says controller aim assist is broken in Fortnite”, in Sportskeeda:

Forms

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most busted Degree=Sup lexicographic
more busted Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

unbusted

Synonyms

out of order · fatigued (tired) · broken (broken)

Translations (25)

nl betrapt (caught in the act) · de erwischt (caught in the act) · fr pincé (caught in the act) · fi mäsänä (broken) · ro lefter (having no money) · fr pris sur le fait (caught in the act) · pl spłukany (having no money) · de pleite (having no money) · it al verde (having no money) · nl erbij zijn (caught in the act) · fr fauché (having no money) · ms kantoi (caught in the act) · fi kärähtää (caught in the act) · fr pris la main dans le sac (caught in the act) · fi rikki (broken) · it beccato (caught in the act) · de geschnappt (caught in the act) · nl platzak (having no money) · pl przyłapany (caught in the act) · nl gepakt zijn (caught in the act) · de aufgeflogen (caught in the act) · fi rahaton (having no money) · pt flagrado (caught in the act) · fr bouzillé (broken) · fi mäskänä (broken)