Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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busted | No | Yes | No | No |
colloquialism | Yes | No | No | No |
busted (noun) | colloquialism (noun) |
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a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
busted (adjective) | colloquialism (adjective) |
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out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken') |