busted

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbʌstəd/

Etymology 1

See bust (Etymology 1)

Adjective

busted (comparative more busted, superlative most busted)

1. (often used in combination with an adjective) Having a certain type of bust (breasts; cleavage).

Etymology 2

See bust (Etymology 2)

Adjective

busted (comparative more busted, superlative most busted)

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.

   I saw you take that cookie from the cookie jar! You're busted!

   • 2009, S. Bear Bergman, “New Year” (essay), in The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You, ISBN 9781458775856, ReadHowYouWant.com (2010), page 66:

     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.

3. (slang) (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) Extremely ugly.

   She was cute, but all her friends were busted.

4. (slang) Tired.
5. (slang) Broken.

Synonyms

• (tired): Wikisaurus:fatigued

Translations

having no money

Dutch: platzak (nl) Finnish: rahaton (fi)

Polish: spłukany

caught in the act

Dutch: gepakt zijn (nl), erbij zijn (nl), betrapt (nl) Finnish: kärähtää (fi)

Italian: fregato (it) Polish: przyłapany

Verb

busted

1. Simple past tense and past participle of bust.

Related terms

• bust
• busted draw
• busted flush
• flat busted

Anagrams

• bedust
• debuts, débuts