buy bust

buy bust
 n.— «At the time of the Aug. 11, 2005, bust, members of the Marin Major Crimes Task Force already had purchased 400 pills from Marquez. They arranged to buy 2,000 pills for $10,000 in a transaction known to investigators as the “buy bust.”» —“Ex-Marin man set to begin sentence in massive ecstasy ring” by Nancy Isles Nation Marin Independent Journal (Novato, California) may 4, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Further reading

Pangram Jazz Waltz

In response to our discussion about pangrams, a listener in Bishop, California, offers a 59-letter one: Funk revival jazz band played exciting three-quarter tempo waltzes. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Pangram Jazz Waltz” Here’s...

Cheesy Pangram

Our discussion about pangrams inspired this one from a listener: Quickly vacuuming six juicy blobs of cheese whiz is definitely a very messy proposition. Indeed. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Cheesy Pangram” We are still...