bust out
(transitive, informal, North America) To free from captivity.
Seen in the wild
I’m probably gonna bust out the 20 Mountain special. It’s nothing to write home about, but Fireblast and friends get the job done.
It even has the tombstone 😭 I’ll have to bust out some budget surprise to get there. Luckily eternal weekend isn’t far from where I live.
You know it's a fun day when you have to bust out procmon, setup a 500mb rotating log capture, and tell the user to stop it and call you when The Thing happens.
have to bust out some Sonic porn reposts to keep the rent low
best part of this vid is how hard she tryin not to bust out laughin & ruin the take
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(transitive, informal, North America) To free from captivity.
The signs are everywhere: there are bells and tinsel on street lamps, shoppers on the sidewalks and Santas busting out all over.
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(intransitive, US, informal) To reveal, to show; to appear.
“best part of this vid is how hard she tryin not to bust out laughin & ruin the take”
They decided it was time to bust out the good hooch.
“I’m probably gonna bust out the 20 Mountain special. It’s nothing to write home about, but Fireblast and friends get the job done.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It even has the tombstone 😭 I’ll have to bust out some budget surprise to get there. Luckily eternal weekend isn’t far from where I live.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“You know it's a fun day when you have to bust out procmon, setup a 500mb rotating log capture, and tell the user to stop it and call you when The Thing happens.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“have to bust out some Sonic porn reposts to keep the rent low”
— Bluesky· May 2026“best part of this vid is how hard she tryin not to bust out laughin & ruin the take”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(intransitive, informal, North America) To escape (from); break out.
They tried to bust the prisoner out, but were thwarted by the police.
Bust out means: To escape (from); break out.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up. For most families this word will pass by without incident; it is more a vocabulary curiosity than a parenting concern.
bust out means: To escape (from); break out.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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