bust off

verb

To shoot (a gun); to shoot or start a shootout.

“I'm bustin' off my pistol.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person busts off · participle present busting off · participle past busted off · past busted off

  1. intransitiveslangtransitiveAfrican-American VernacularTo shoot (a gun); to shoot or start a shootout.

    I'm bustin' off my pistol.

    1 more example

    You better be careful, cuz he could bust off anytime.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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