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bussin

Extremely good — usually food, but increasingly applied to songs, weather, and outfits.

/bʌs.ɪn/Documented since 1940s1940sSilenthistoricalCurrent64.8K viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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Born ~1940 · 1 year of recorded use
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#1·Apr 23, 2026USCasual

Extremely good — usually food, but increasingly applied to songs, weather, and outfits. The doubled form "bussin bussin" means exceptionally so; one "bussin" is a polite compliment, two is a declaration.

"Grandma's mac and cheese is bussin bussin."
Origin: AAVE; documented in Black American slang since the 1940s.
For parents

bussin means Extremely good — usually food, but increasingly applied to songs, weather, and outfits. It's mostly used on TikTok and short-form video. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.

For ESL learners

"bussin" is slang. It means: Extremely good — usually food, but increasingly applied to songs, weather, and outfits. Register: casual. Use it in: casual conversation and online posts. Avoid in: formal writing and professional emails. A more formal way to say this is "delicious".

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  • “"Grand Regent, I have discovered this thing called "anime" and have begun watching this show called Black Lagoon. It is "bussin" as one of my partners have told me." ".....General Kregg, what does that mean?"”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Taylor Lewan-Andrew Hawkins CFL rules beef sqaushed by The Rock https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/651394/ A heated social media tiff between Bussin’ With The Boys’ Taylor Lewan and ESPN NFL analyst Andrew Hawkins…”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I heard agamemnon is gonna say "bussin"”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Bussin" is a song by American rappers Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby.”

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@slangora·Sep 1, 2026

Started as food slang and has since spread to songs, weather, and outfits, so using it outside food contexts is now standard, not a stretch. Doubling it ('bussin bussin') raises the intensity — the single and doubled forms aren't quite interchangeable. — Slangora Editors

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bussin means Extremely good — usually food, but increasingly applied to songs, weather, and outfits. It's mostly used on TikTok and short-form video. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.

Why is this section here?

Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.

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