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Bust on

verb, slang

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  1. 1
    To make a joke concerning; to ridicule or make fun of. US, idiomatic

    "Mr. Moffatt explained different signals that students use to express friendship, like "busting" on one another. To "bust on" someone is "to deflate their pretensions by means of aggressive verbal mockery." Mr. Moffatt explained that students only "bust on" their friends."

  2. 2
    To hit or attack (someone); to insult (someone); to snitch on (someone). US, slang

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