Before the days of the Square, vendors had to run a credit card through rough, bulky machine called a knucklebuster that had the capacity to do just that. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Knucklebuster” Here’s a little language...
What is a buster? As TLC sang, “A scrub is a guy who thinks he’s fly, also known as a buster.” That is, a buster is that guy on the fringe who’s always putting on airs. The word may come from the old term gangbusters, which originally applied to...
tugboat n.— «The term for an attractive specimen of the female species is “skins.”…The only term worse (in terms of attractiveness) than “skins busters” is the frankly magnificent “tugboat.”» —“How to speak Bristolian” by Red Squirrel Passably...
buster n.— «When the Sureños saw Adorno and his red shirt, they decided to take care of the “buster” in the alley, a derogatory term Sureños use for Norteños. One man drove slowly down the alley. Another ran up to Adorno, said “it’s all about Sur...
rod buster
n.— «Former world’s welterweight boxing champion, Fritzie Zivic of Pittsburgh now is a “rod buster” for the Penn Southern Construction Company.» —Hammond Times (Indiana) June 3, 1952. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
rod buster
n.— «Rod buster: The worker who sets the reinforced steel rods that are to be covered by concrete.» —“Chicago Speak” by Anne Keegan Chicago Tribune Feb. 3, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)