Meanings
alternative bussin
- not comparableslangDelicious.
I hope at SC State dem boi food be bussin like how e iz down ya. Fo real.
2020, Travis Lamar, Memoirs of a Kuntri Boi, page 813 more examples
“Her cake and brownies be bussin.” Swan never looked up from what he was doing or he would have seen a look of total longing on Shay's face.
2017, Y Blak Moore, Heartless, →ISBN, page 85They all sucked their teeth and started fixing my plate. The food was bussin', they knew what they were doing in the kitchen.
2018, King Vance, L's Angels“Uhh, Georgetown is not around the corner, but I feel cupcakes do be bussin.” “Yoooo, that's what I'm saying. Especially that maple creme and bacon one[…]”
2018, “Diary of the Plug's Daughter 3”, in Sol, Sullivan Group Publishing, →ISBN - broadlynot comparableslangReally good.
alternative bussin
- pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of bussing.
"Before too long, they'll be bussin' 'em up from Seattle to take my fish."
2000, Barbara Bretton, The Bride Came C. O. D., Harlequin Books, →ISBN2 more examples
“Reckon I'll be bussin' tables over t the L and L.” “You don't have civil service protection?” Edgar shook his head.
1998, Richard Parrish, Defending the Truth, Onyx Books, →ISBN“I'd still be bussin' dishes an' Rebecca here would still be workin' in the galley. Shit.” Bill went on.
2018, Timothy J Amerine, Hell in a Handbasket, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN - pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of busting.
“I be bussin' these niggas asses in Scrabble, so that shit is gon' help my game, you feel me?” “No doubt, I know damn well you be bussin' them niggas' asses, […]”
2006, Tina Brooks McKinney, B.L.U.N.T., Meisha Camm, Around the Way Girls 8, Urban Books, →ISBN1 more example
“Well, at least the partners know we're the ones who are bussin' our butts to make the campaigns happen.” “That's just it,” Vincent said. “They don't know, […]"
2018, G. Modele Clarke, Stories from the Pews, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
Origin
Respelling of busting (or bursting, as in "bursting with flavor") to reflect pronunciation with consonant cluster reduction and g-dropping. Compare chirren, chil'ren.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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