bust a nut

English

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Verb

bust a nut (third-person singular simple present busts a nut, present participle busting a nut, simple past and past participle busted a nut or bust a nut) (vulgar, slang, idiomatic)

1. (literally) To ejaculate.

   Synonyms: blow a nut, bust, nut; see also Thesaurus:ejaculate

   • 1938, Richard Hallas, You Play the Black and the Red Comes Up, page 74:

     Genter was so excited he like to bust a nut. He had a telephone plugged in at the table and called people up.

2. To work very hard; to put in a lot of effort.

   Synonyms: bust one's balls, bust one's butt

Related terms

• do one's nut

Translations

vulgar: to ejaculate

Finnish: mällätä (fi) French: balancer la sauce (fr) Polish: spuszczać się impf, spuścić się pf Romanian: da drumul, slobozi (ro), termina (ro)

vulgar: to work very hard — see bust one's butt