to bust on

Examples

• All

• At the party, they spent the night busting on their friend's dance moves.

• So, we're supposed to go in there, bust on this punk

  Smokin' Aces (2006)

• You wanna bust on someone, find yourself a husband to bust on

  Saving Face (2004)

• You wanna bust on someone, find yourself a husband to bust on

  Saving Face (2004)

• - I was just busting on you.

  SLC Punk (1998)

• I probably would've busted on you, too.

  Smokin' Aces (2006)

• The bust on Chrystie, right?

  Fiction book (1999)

• We love to bust on each other during our game nights.

• Whenever we hang out, we always bust on each other's silly habits.

Synonyms

K

to kid

vsto bust on

• Informal

∞ 3.5

To tease someone in a friendly, playful way

can include mild criticism but stays informal and teasing

P

to poke fun

vsto bust on

• Offensive

30 3.9

To make jokes about someone to make them look silly

is more about teasing and informal criticism without heavy ridicule

P

to poke fun at

vsto bust on

• Offensive

26 3.4

To make jokes about someone, sometimes to be playful and sometimes to be unkind

is typically informal teasing rather than outright mockery

P

to pull someone's leg

vsto bust on

• Informal

17 4.1

To tell someone something that is not true to make them laugh

is playful criticism without using deception to tease

B

to bust someone's chops

vsto bust on

• Informal

14 9.0

To tease or nag someone, often in a playful way

is informal teasing without strong persistence

J

to jab at

vsto bust on

• Informal

12 6.4

To make a short teasing or critical comment about someone

is gentler, focusing on informal teasing rather than sharp remarks

B

to bust my chops

vsto bust on

• Informal

7 9.3

To tease or criticize someone in a friendly way

is general playful criticism without repeated annoyance

R

to razz

vsto bust on

• Informal

6 9.1

To tease someone in a playful or annoying way

is more about casual criticism than continuous mocking

R

to rib

vsto bust on

• Informal

5 3.8

To tease someone in a friendly, joking way

can be similar but often carries casual critical tone

M

to make sport of

vsto bust on

• Offensive

3 7.5

To laugh at someone and say unkind things about them

is usually playful and informal rather than mean mockery

C

to chaff

vsto bust on

• UK

1 7.5

To joke or tease someone in a friendly way

may criticize gently but is mainly informal teasing

T

to take the mickey

vsto bust on

• Slang

1 9.1

To tease someone by making jokes about them in a friendly way

shares playfulness but can include sharper criticism

B

to break someone's chops

vsto bust on

• Archaic

1 8.7

To tease or nag someone in a way that annoys them

leans more toward casual teasing rather than ongoing nagging

G

to guy

vsto bust on

• Informal

1 7.0

To make fun of someone in a playful way

focuses on criticism with a playful informal tone

Antonyms

C

compliment

300 1.6

A polite remark that praises someone or something

P

praise

220 1.0

Words or actions that show admiration for someone

How Teasing

bully

• Offensive

258 3.2

to pick on

• Informal

201 3.5

to tease

228 1.9

to bust on

• Informal

8 8.1

to rib

• Informal

5 3.8

to joke

530 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology