blockbust

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US/ˈblɑkbʌst/UK/ˈblɒkbʌst/

verb

Of a film or book, to succeed wildly and become popular.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

verbblockbust (third-person singular simple present blockbusts, present participle blockbusting, simple past and past participle blockbusted)

present singular third person blockbusts · participle present blockbusting · participle past blockbusted · past blockbusted

  1. intransitiveOf a film or book, to succeed wildly and become popular.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

blockbust. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blockbust

MLA

“blockbust.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blockbust. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blockbust,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blockbust.

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