Definition of 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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Other terms relating to 'an insult': | |
| Definitions include: an unkind joke or tease. | |
| Definitions include: to make fun of. | |
| Definitions include: to insult. | |
| Definitions include: offensive speech about another person. | |
| Definitions include: a "compliment" with a buried insult. | |
Other terms relating to 'computer slang': | |
| Definitions include: in computing, an example or placeholder variable. | |
| Definitions include: a male who acts like a female or vice versa. | |
| Definitions include: From the carnival / arcade game that involves hitting mechanical moles with a mallet as they pop up from their holes. | |
| Definitions include: used at the end of text-based communication to indicate that the content was sarcastic. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "falling off chair, laughing out loud". | |
| Definitions include: a form of shareware where, in lieu of the "registration" fee, the author asks that users donate to a charity. | |
| Definitions include: misspelling of Google. | |
| Definitions include: This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "I am not your lawyer". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "love you like a brother". | |
| Definitions include: Details are available in the entry for swap. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "I miss you so much." | |
| Definitions include: not ready for widespread use, viewing, distribution, consumption, etc. | |
| Definitions include: of an ongoing task, performed slowly over time, when nothing is claiming one's immediate attention. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "thanks in advance". | |
Other terms relating to 'exclamations (list of)': | |
| Definitions include: to steal. | |
| Definitions include: see the fuck. | |
| Definitions include: a general exclamation. | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "big fucking deal." | |
| Definitions include: general exclamation. | |
| Definitions include: as a question, to enquire whether someone is present. | |
| Definitions include: exclamation of excitement. | |
| Definitions include: "Jesus Christ". | |
| Definitions include: German for shit. | |
| Definitions include: an exclamation of disgust. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "Jesus Fucking Christ". | |
| Definitions include: exclamation of surprise. | |
| Definitions include: "God blind me." | |
| Definitions include: used in conversation to announce or respond to an ordinary event, with the sarcastic implication that the event is newsworthy. | |
| Definitions include: censored version of "damn". | |
Other terms relating to 'to insult, complain, criticize': | |
| Definitions include: to chastise. | |
| Definitions include: to criticize. | |
| Definitions include: to steal. | |
| Definitions include: to criticize. | |
| Definitions include: to mock, make fun of, kid. | |
| Definitions include: to hit, attack. | |
| Definitions include: misspelling / alternate spelling of flak. | |
| Definitions include: to destroy. | |
| Definitions include: misspelling of "ream". | |
| Definitions include: being carried is a type of sarcasm. | |
| Definitions include: to chastise. | |
| Definitions include: a "compliment" with a buried insult. | |
| Definitions include: to criticize. | |
| Definitions include: to impregnate. | |
| Definitions include: to masturbate, especially male masturbation. | |
Other terms relating to 'to take advantage of, cheat, trick': | |
| Definitions include: to be on the receiving end of anal sex. | |
| Definitions include: police. | |
| Definitions include: to defraud; "swindle". | |
| Definitions include: to yell at. | |
| Definitions include: derogatory command that means roughly "Go get fucked!" | |
| Definitions include: the act of defecating in the top basin of a toilet bowl causing it to clog. | |
| Definitions include: A juvenile who goes and does petty pranks and jokes in the neighborhood. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex (with). | |
| Definitions include: to take advantage of. | |
| Definitions include: to steal. | |
| Definitions include: to give someone something unexpected. | |
| Definitions include: to mistreat. | |
| Definitions include: to leave. | |
| Definitions include: to kid. | |
| Definitions include: to defraud, swindle, or cheat and make lots of money. Also tunnel. | |
Slang terms with the same root words
Other terms relating to 'burn': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "burned out old fart". | |
| Definitions include: to ruin a relationship. | |
| Definitions include: to defecate. Implies a very pungent and smelly bowel movement. | |
| Definitions include: a male pot-head. | |
| Definitions include: See burn a bridge. | |
| Definitions include: describing someone who has smoked so much weed they are slow, dumb, or act like they are high when they aren't (but not a faker). | |
| Definitions include: permanently impaired from drug abuse. | |
| Definitions include: in business jargon, a major crisis. | |
| Definitions include: A type of foreplay where both man and woman keep their clothes on and "grind" sexually against each other. | |
| Definitions include: A type of foreplay where both man and woman keep their clothes on and "grind" sexually against each other. | |
| Definitions include: a notice from an intelligence agency saying that a person is unreliable. | |
| Definitions include: a person who has ingested such a large quantity of drugs (often over an extended period of time) that it's evident even when they aren't under the influence at present. | |
| Definitions include: to accelerate quickly in an automobile, such that the tires don't get traction with the ground and spin freely. | |
| Definitions include: Gonorrhea. | |
| Definitions include: See burn a bridge. | |
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