bust on

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bust on

verb busts on · busting on · busted on · bust on

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.
US, slang To hit or attack (someone); to insult (someone); to snitch on (someone).

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@misc{bust_on_2026,
  title = {bust on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bust%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}