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busthead

busthead

1 9.9
A very strong alcoholic drink of poor quality that makes you feel sick
  • noun
  • Archaic
: trago fuerte
  • The group celebrated their victory with a round of busthead, though they knew it would leave them with a nasty hangover.

Examples

  • Shot of busthead.

    The Magnificent Seven (2016)

  • After a long night of partying, John regretted drinking too much busthead and felt terrible the next day.

  • Even though it tasted horrible, she still took a shot of busthead as a wild dare at the bar.

Antonyms

fine whiskey
  • US
2 3.9

A very good strong drink made from grain and aged in wooden barrels

How Strong

busthead
  • Archaic
1 9.9
moonshine
  • NSFW
26 7.9
spirits
17 3.0
wine
∞ 1.0
beer
∞ 1.0
near beer
  • Archaic
1 5.1

Surface Forms

busthead singular
bustheads plural

Morphology

busthead = bust + head (opaque) = bust + head

Although formed from 'bust' + 'head', the compound's slang meaning ('a strong or nasty alcoholic drink') is not directly derivable from the literal senses of its parts.

Etymology

Busthead is a helpful image: the part bust ('break') plus head, so imagine a drink that will 'break' your head by giving a bad headache or making you feel sick. That's why busthead means a very strong or poor-quality alcoholic drink that causes a bad reaction.