See Also: Bust(casino)
bust-up(dictionary)
bust(dictionary)
bust(2)(dictionary)
bust(1)(dictionary)
bust 3, adjective(dictionary)
bust 2, noun(dictionary)
bust 1, verb(dictionary)
Bust up takeover(finance)
Bust-up takeover(money)

bust(2) (iou)



bust noun2. colloq. (orig. US). M18.
[Var. of BURST noun.]
= BURST noun 2. rare. M18.
A spree, a drinking-bout, (= BURST noun 5). M19.
A. Powell He..would celebrate with some sort of bust in the way of food and drink.
A sudden failure or collapse of trade etc. M19.
H. A. Wallace We cannot afford either a speculative boom or its inevitable bust.
A burglary. M19.
A worthless thing or person; spec. a bad hand at cards. E20.
P. G. Wodehouse At the age of ten I was a social bust.
A blow with the fist. E20.
J. F. Powers How'd you like a bust in the nose?
A police raid, an arrest. M20.