adj, intj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   great, excellent West-Midlands

   "Ar, that's bostin, ar kid!"

2. 2
   bursting East-Midlands, West-Midlands

   "I shouldn’t have drunk so much, I’m bostin for the loo!"

Intj

1. 1
   great! West-Midlands

Example

More examples

"I shouldn’t have drunk so much, I’m bostin for the loo!"

Etymology

Possibly related to boast or bost (“to break”).

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