break on

verb

To humiliate (someone); to scold or demean (someone) in public.

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Meanings

verbbreak on (third-person singular simple present breaks on, present participle breaking on, simple past broke on, past participle broken on)

present singular third person breaks on · participle present breaking on · past broke on · participle past broken on

  1. slangtransitiveAfrican-American VernacularTo humiliate (someone); to scold or demean (someone) in public.
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APA

break on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20on

MLA

“break on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20on. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “break on,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20on.

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