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busted

adj
/ˈbʌs.tɪd/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from ambustum
  2. derived from bustum — “funeral monument, tomb," originally "funeral pyre, place where corpses are burned”
  3. derived from busto — “torso, upper body”
  4. borrowed from buste
  5. suffixed as busted — “bust + -ed”

Definitions

  1. Having a certain type of bust (breasts

    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.

  2. Broke

    Broke; having no money.

    • I'd like to help you, but I'm busted.

  3. Caught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do.

    • I saw you take that cookie from the cookie jar! You're busted!
    • 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.
  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. Extremely ugly.

      • She was cute, but all her friends were busted.
      • ok this gals bod is hot but her face is busted

    2. Tired.

    3. Broken.

    4. Extremely overpowered.

      • While not all of his matches went well, the streamer insisted aim assist was busted.

    5. simple past and past participle of bust

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Derived

unbusted

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for busted. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA