bust a gasket

A form of blow a gasket — To become very angry or upset.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbbust a gasket (third-person singular simple present busts a gasket, present participle busting a gasket, simple past and past participle busted a gasket or bust a gasket)

present singular third person busts a gasket · participle present busting a gasket · participle past busted a gasket · past busted a gasket

  1. alternativeAlternative form of blow a gasket.

    If she finds out I'm investigating Eler, she'll bust a gasket.

    2014, Dianne Post, Blood and Honor: A Mother’s Heritage, A Daughter’s Revenge
Cite this entry
APA

bust a gasket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bust%20a%20gasket

MLA

“bust a gasket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bust%20a%20gasket. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bust a gasket,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bust%20a%20gasket.

Source: bust a gasket on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.