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Green’s Dictionary of Slang

buss v.²

[lit. and fig. uses of W.I. pron. of bust v.¹]

1. (US black) to hit.

1967		C. Cooper Jr Farm (1968) 74: It hurts me as much as a time a guy buss me in the centre of the head with a winebottle full of piss.
1996		Allsopp Dict. Carib. Eng. Usage.
2012		Jamaica Obs. 6 May 🌐 Nicely got shot when a bullet ricocheted from a pump [...] and just buss up his mouth.

2. (US gang) to perform, to do.

2018-20

T. Thorne (ed.) ‘Drill Slang Glossary’ at Forensic Linguistic Databank 🌐 Buss - perform, carry out energetically, commit (an act).

3. (US gang) to give.

2018-20

T. Thorne (ed.) ‘Drill Slang Glossary’ at Forensic Linguistic Databank 🌐 Buss - give.

4. see bust a nut under nut n.³

In phrases

buss a lime (v.) [lime n.²]

(W.I.) to enjoy a spontaneous social gathering.

1996

Allsopp Dict. Carib. Eng. Usage.

buss arse (v.) [arse n. (1)]

(W.I.) to beat, to thrash.

1996

Allsopp Dict. Carib. Eng. Usage.

buss cunu (v.) [cunny n. (1)]

(W.I.) to have sexual intercourse.

1996

Allsopp Dict. Carib. Eng. Usage.

buss dirt (v.)

(W.I.) to make the fastest possible of exits.

1996

Allsopp Dict. Carib. Eng. Usage.