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- adjective Urgently needing to urinate.
- verb Present participle of
bust .
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Examples
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Wang Lijun, a crusading lawman who made his name busting crime gangs and inspired a drama on state TV, has taken leave to recover from anxiety and overwork, the city government of Chongqing said in a statement Wednesday.
FOXNews.com 2012
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Wang Lijun, a crusading lawman who made his name busting crime gangs and inspired a drama on state TV, has taken leave to recover from anxiety and overwork, the city government of Chongqing said in a statement Wednesday.
The Seattle Times 2012
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Even bigger thanks to Jim and George Demonakos and the staff of the ECCC for once again busting their asses to make this our favorite show of the year.
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Don Blankenship: Union-busting is invaluable. (video)
Think Progress » Uninformed Limbaugh Wonders ‘Where Was The Union’ At Non-Union Mine Disaster 2010
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In a number of studies, Mr. Merrow and other researchers have demonstrated that budget-busting is the norm for infrastructure work.
Where Infrastructure Estimates Come Up Short Carl Bialik 2010
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Even bigger thanks to Jim and George Demonakos and the staff of the ECCC for once again busting their asses to make this our favorite show of the year.
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I'm sure union-busting is a big part of the Congressional Republicans 'hostility to a bail-out of the auto industry.
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I'm sure union-busting is a big part of the Congressional Republicans 'hostility to a bail-out of the auto industry.
Lance Mannion: 2008
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Incidentally, the Russian document discovered by Websense goes on to say that the minimum amount to be paid for captcha-busting is $3 a day.
Breaking Google Captchas for Some Extra Cash - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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The federal criminal investigation is being led by Jeff Novitzky, who made his name busting sprinter Marion Jones and several Major League Baseball players for using performance-enhancing drugs.
tankhughes commented on the word busting
Post Malone uses busting as a positive adjective in this Last Meal interview at least twice:
https://youtu.be/ciktYlmFbfc?si=Q637Snd0xG8Jf2Cq&t=1100 Once at the beginning minute when talking about the smell of all the good food in the room, once after looking at his own Rosé brand in the light and declaring it to look positively busting. I assume it comes from "bout to bust" changing from meaning specifically sexy to generally good.
Pretty sure this is separate from bussin but could be wrong. Could be a jocular overpronunciation of bussin.
September 29, 2023