bussin'

adjective

bus·​sin' ˈbə-sən How to pronounce bussin' (audio)
variants or bussin
African American English slang
: extremely good : excellent
"Becoming a leader now, and showing the younger people what to do is bussin' really. People really look up to me …"Keyon Turner, quoted at valpotorch.com
This Medicare for All bill is … bussin bruh. …Maxwell Alejandro Frost (@MaxwellFrostFL), on X, formerly Twitter
especially : delicious, tasty
Those McDonald's fries do be bussin', though. Michael Harriot
The Eggroll Boyz space will feature neon signs with the restaurant's slogan "Good food, good vibes, good service" and "Bussin, bussin," … Yvonne Zusel

Word History

Etymology

probably variant (by cluster simplification and replacement of -ing entry 3 by the variant -in) of busting, present participle of bust entry 2

Note: For the semantic shift smashing may be comparable.

First Known Use

circa 2006, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bussin' was circa 2006

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Cite this Entry

“Bussin'.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bussin%27. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.

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