buster
(dated, slang) Someone or something remarkable, especially for being loud, large, etc.
Etymology timeline
Born ~1930 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
The "Tony" trailer sounds like a real gut-buster! 😂
Buster Keaton The Navigator [1924] #oldhollywood #damfino #silentfilm
Simmerman's Non-Violent Pustule Goop! We hereby dare the willing to indulge. Slather it plentifully!! It's your life, buster!
True..! I've never been to a dave and buster's actually, I'd like to go sometime
And it worked better when Buster and Babs weren’t related in the first place.
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(dated, slang) Someone or something remarkable, especially for being loud, large, etc.
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(chiefly, colloquial, with 'of') who or something that bursts, breaks, or destroys a specified thing.
“The "Tony" trailer sounds like a real gut-buster! 😂”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Buster Keaton The Navigator [1924] #oldhollywood #damfino #silentfilm”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Simmerman's Non-Violent Pustule Goop! We hereby dare the willing to indulge. Slather it plentifully!! It's your life, buster!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“True..! I've never been to a dave and buster's actually, I'd like to go sometime”
— Bluesky· May 2026“And it worked better when Buster and Babs weren’t related in the first place.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(chiefly, colloquial, with 'of') who or something that 'breaks', tames, or overpowers a specified person or thing.
Buster means: who or something that 'breaks', tames, or overpowers a specified person or thing.. It has drug-related associations; worth a calm conversation about which side of the topic your teen is on. 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.
buster means: who or something that 'breaks', tames, or overpowers a specified person or thing.. Register: very informal, often derogatory or vulgar. Avoid in formal, business, academic, or polite writing. Even in casual speech the word can offend and is best left out of a learner's active vocabulary. 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.
“i don't know who needs to hear this but rude buster does more damage if you press the action button when it connects with the enemies (you will get a different sound if you do it right)”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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