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interjection

• exclamation upon hearing a particularly witty or impressive insult.

  BURN!

  • See more words with the same meaning: an insult.
  • See more words with the same meaning: exclamations (list of).

  Last edited on Mar 08 2010. Submitted by Dom from Lakebay, WA, USA on Mar 10 2002.

noun

• a witty or otherwise impressive insult, often delivered in front of a group of people.

  Damn! Nice burn.

  • See more words with the same meaning: an insult.

  Last edited on Mar 08 2010. Submitted by Dom from Lakebay, WA, USA on Mar 10 2002.

verb - intransitive

• to smoke marijuana.

  Let's get a dime bag so we can burn tonight.

  Do you burn?

  Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by Mostafa S. from Boston, MA, USA on Feb 23 1999.

• to smoke a cigarette.

  I'm gonna go burn.

  Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by Sheena from PA, USA on Feb 06 2000.

• to have a talent for cooking.

  Man, your mother sure can burn!

  Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by hawkeye c. from Harlem, New York, NY, USA on Aug 20 2004.

• to have a sexually transmitted disease.

  I heard James was burning.

  Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by Key on Mar 21 2006.

verb - transitive

• to smoke any substance.

  Let's burn a joint.

  Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by jesse from Hawaii, USA on Feb 12 2000.

• to insult in a witty or impressive manner, often in front of a group of people.

  You just got burned!

  • See more words with the same meaning: to insult, complain, criticize.

  Last edited on Jul 19 2011. Submitted by Ace F. from Corpus Christi, TX, USA on Dec 22 2001.

• to soundly defeat.

  The competition got burned.

  Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by Zach K. from Lexington, MA, USA on Mar 11 2003.

• to fake-out someone in basketball.

  You just got burned.

  Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 11 2004.

• to swindle, scam, or cheat.

  Never play poker with Jim - you'll always get burned.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to take advantage of, cheat, trick.

  Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by Tony F. from Ann Arbor, MI, USA on Feb 21 2005.

• to yell at.

  He just got burned by his girlfriend.

  Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by Danielle G. from Wisconsin, USA on Jul 01 2005.

• to write data to optical media such as a CD or DVD.

  Could you burn me a copy of that movie?

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by Julie V. from Monterey, CA, USA on Oct 24 2005.