- The term busted may be use by urban groups in the Southeastern part of the United States. Busted may also have some semantic change involved as it does not have the literal meaning of the word “Busted”. The original meaning of the word “busted” may describe something that has opened up or burst or it may describe the act of catching someone in the act of doing something wrong. The term can be used in an exclamatory kind of way.
Busted
adjective metaphor
to describes someone that looks ugly or unappealing; may describe a particular feature of an individual that is unappealing
Etymology : The root bust in busted is a variant of buss according to Etymonline.com. However, the root does not reflect the meaning of the new meaning of busted. In addition, “bust” is not used as short for busted. Whenever, the term is used, it is used in full. There is no shortening of busted.
Source : “Wow, her hair is busted”. Text message from friend. 11/06/2019
Last modified: 12 December 2019