busted

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʌstəd/

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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, 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) Extremely ugly.

   She was cute, but all her friends were busted.

   • 2004 July 30, "Ms Pnoopie Pnats" (username), "talking about hot or not...", in alt.support.shyness, Usenet:

     ok this gals bod is hot but her face is busted

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

Synonyms

• (tired): Thesaurus:fatigued

Translations

having no money

• Dutch: platzak (nl)
• Finnish: rahaton (fi)
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• Polish: spłukany (pl)

caught in the act

• Dutch: gepakt zijn, erbij zijn, betrapt (nl)
• Finnish: kärähtää (fi)
• Italian: fregato (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Malay: kantoi
• Polish: przyłapany

broken

• French: bouzillé (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Verb

busted

1. simple past and past participle of bust

Related terms

• bust
• busted draw
• busted flush
• flat busted

Anagrams

• bedust, bestud, budset, debuts, débuts