buss-up shirt
n.— «The book traces references to Indian cuisine—with a special mention of parantha and roti known in Trinidad as “buss-up shirt” because of its resemblance to a busted up shirt.» —“Book takes a look at history of diaspora” by Sanghita Singh in New Delhi DNA (Mumbai, India) Oct. 20, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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