Definition of a burn

burn

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.

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zinger	Definitions include: an unkind joke or tease.
joan on	Definitions include: to make fun of.
dis	Definitions include: to insult.
smack	Definitions include: offensive speech about another person.
backhanded compliment	Definitions include: a "compliment" with a buried insult.
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lobotomy	Definitions include: the act of removing the CPU from a computer in order to perform a replacement or upgrade.
PEBCAK	Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between chair and keyboard".
pathological	Definitions include: of input used to test a program or an algorithm, specifically designed to make the test subject perform as poorly as possible.
MYOB	Definitions include: acronym for "mind your own business."
h8	Definitions include: "hate".
bread crumb	Definitions include: in the user interface of a software product (including websites,) something that displays the locations that the user has recently viewed or visited.
ID10T	Definitions include: idiot.
sneakernet	Definitions include: a metaphorical computer network for data transfer.
Windoze	Definitions include: pejorative name for Microsoft Windows.
grep	Definitions include: in a non-computing context, to search.
hack on	Definitions include: to work on a pre-existing problem, program, or piece of source code.
AB	Definitions include: acronym for "adult baby".
SYAU	Definitions include: acronym for "shut your ass up".
S/N ratio	Definitions include: abbreviated form of signal-to-noise ratio.
l33t hax0r	Definitions include: a l33t hax0r.
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Other terms relating to 'exclamations (list of)':
holy mother of god	Definitions include: exclamation of alarm / amazement.
fo shizzle my nizzle	Definitions include: "fo shizzle my nizzle", i.e. "for sure my nigga".
tittie Christ	Definitions include: part of a general strong exclamation.
*fck a duck**	Definitions include: exclamation of surprise.
woohoo	Definitions include: excla,action of happiness or excitement.
uh-uh	Definitions include: "no."
jumping Jesus on a pogo stick	Definitions include: general exclamation.
Jesus H. Roosevelt Christ	Definitions include: exclamation of frustration.
hell to the yes	Definitions include: an emphatic "yes".
rise and shine.	Definitions include: interjection used to wake someone up.
*sht snacking crackers**	Definitions include: a general exclamation.
*sweet btch**	Definitions include: exclamatory statement.
sugar honey ice tea	Definitions include: "shit".
barf	Definitions include: to vomit.
-tastic	Definitions include: suffix used to add emphasis to nearly any word.
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Other terms relating to 'to insult, complain, criticize':
*on (one's) ss**	Definitions include: to focus negative attention on a person, e.g. by insulting, berating, or generally harassing someone.
*talk sht**	Definitions include: to say unkind things.
smack	Definitions include: offensive speech about another person.
blaze	Definitions include: to smoke marijuana.
*sht**	Definitions include: Most uses of "shit" also work with "crap", except where noted below.
hate on	Definitions include: to be jealous of something or someone.
hit back at	Definitions include: See hit back.
son	Definitions include: friend; "dude".
par	Definitions include: to disrespect or mistreat.
trash	Definitions include: to destroy.
crack	Definitions include: something that is so exceptionally good or fun it could be as addictive as crack (i.e. crack cocaine).
knock	Definitions include: to impregnate.
trash talk	Definitions include: to criticize.
lay into	Definitions include: to eat voraciously.
talk back	Definitions include: to sass.
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*take it up the ss**	Definitions include: to be on the receiving end of anal sex.
pork	Definitions include: police.
juke	Definitions include: to defraud; "swindle".
ream	Definitions include: to yell at.
get bent	Definitions include: derogatory command that means roughly "Go get fucked!"
upper decker	Definitions include: defecating in the tank of a toilet, causing it to clog.
prank monkey	Definitions include: A juvenile who goes and does petty pranks and jokes in the neighborhood.
*fck**	Definitions include: to have sex (with).
have	Definitions include: to take advantage of.
shaft	Definitions include: to steal.
throw a curveball	Definitions include: to give someone something unexpected.
butt diddle	Definitions include: to mistreat.
get	Definitions include: to leave.
pull (one's) leg	Definitions include: to kid.
tunnel out	Definitions include: to defraud, swindle, or cheat and make lots of money. Also tunnel.
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boof	Definitions include: acronym for "burned out old fart".
burn a bridge	Definitions include: to ruin a relationship.
burn a mule	Definitions include: to defecate. Implies a very pungent and smelly bowel movement.
burn boy	Definitions include: a male pot-head.
burn bridges	Definitions include: See burn a bridge.
burned	Definitions include: having smoked so much marijuana that a person is slow, dumb, or act like they are under the influence when they aren't.
burned out	Definitions include: permanently impaired from drug abuse.
burning platform	Definitions include: in business jargon, a major crisis.
burn jeans	Definitions include: to engage in foreplay in which both (or all) participants keep their clothes on and "grind" sexually against each other.
burn Levi's	Definitions include: to engage in foreplay in which both (or all) participants keep their clothes on and "grind" sexually against each other.
burn notice	Definitions include: a notice from an intelligence agency saying that a person is unreliable.
burn-out	Definitions include: a person who has ingested such a large quantity of drugs (often over an extended period of time)
burn rubber	Definitions include: to accelerate quickly in an automobile, such that the tires don't get traction with the ground and spin freely.
burns, the	Definitions include: gonorrhea.
burn that bridge	Definitions include: See burn a bridge.
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