Bust-out

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    An escape attempt, usually from a prison. slang
  2. 2
    An attempt at cheating, such as gambling with weighted dice. dated, slang
  3. 3
    A commercial bankruptcy caused for deliberate and nefarious purposes by organized crime; any deliberately contrived bankruptcy. dated, slang

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