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fiasco | bust |

As a noun fiasco

is a ludicrous or humiliating situation some effort that went quite wrong.

As a verb bust is

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fiasco

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A ludicrous or humiliating situation. Some effort that went quite wrong.
  • A wine bottle in a (usually straw) jacket.

    • Synonyms

    * (ludicrous or humiliating situation) (l)

    See also

    * fiasci (hypercorrect plural) * fiaschi

    References

    * Concise Oxford Dictionary, s. v. fiasco. * Compact Oxford English Dictionary on-line. * The Word Detective, Issue of Oct 30, 2001. ----

    bust

    English

    (wikipedia bust)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) buste < (etyl) busto, probably from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders
  • The breasts and upper thorax of a woman
    • Derived terms
    * busty * overbust * underbust

    Etymology 2

    From the verb .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To break something
  • (slang) To arrest for a crime
  • (slang) To catch someone in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
  • (snowboarding) An emphatic to do
  • (US, informal) To reduce in rank.
  • * 1962 , , 01:56:35
    • If Steinkamp doesn't take off that hat and stop messing around, I'm gonna bust him into a PFC.
  • (poker) To lose all of one's chips.
  • (blackjack) To exceed a score of 21.
    • Synonyms
    ; to arrest for a crime : nick
    Derived terms
    * bust a cap * bust a gasket * bust a move * bust a nut * bust ass cold * bust loose * bust one's ass * bust one's balls * bust one's chops * bust out * bust up

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation:
    • a narcotics bust
  • (slang) A failed enterprise; a bomb.
  • (sports, derogatory) A player who fails to meet expectations.
  • (chess, informal) A refutation of an opening, or of previously published analysis.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (slang) without any money, broke

    • Derived terms

    * bust up/bust-up * (adjective) * buster

    Anagrams

    * English ergative verbs ----