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Definition of burn

burn

interjection

  • exclamation upon hearing a particularly witty or impressive insult.
    BURN!

    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!

    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.

    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?

    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: the act of removing the CPU from a computer in order to perform a replacement or upgrade.
Definitions include: acronym for "problem exists between chair and keyboard".
Definitions include: of input used to test a program or an algorithm, specifically designed to make the test subject perform as poorly as possible.
Definitions include: acronym for "mind your own business."
Definitions include: "hate".
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.
Definitions include: idiot.
Definitions include: a metaphorical computer network for data transfer.
Definitions include: pejorative name for Microsoft Windows.
Definitions include: in a non-computing context, to search.
Definitions include: to work on a pre-existing problem, program, or piece of source code.
Definitions include: acronym for "adult baby".
Definitions include: acronym for "shut your ass up".
Definitions include: abbreviated form of signal-to-noise ratio.
Definitions include: a l33t hax0r.

Other terms relating to 'exclamations (list of)':

Definitions include: exclamation of alarm / amazement.
Definitions include: "fo shizzle my nizzle", i.e. "for sure my nigga".
Definitions include: part of a general strong exclamation.
Definitions include: exclamation of surprise.
Definitions include: excla,action of happiness or excitement.
Definitions include: "no."
Definitions include: general exclamation.
Definitions include: exclamation of frustration.
Definitions include: an emphatic "yes".
Definitions include: interjection used to wake someone up.
Definitions include: a general exclamation.
Definitions include: exclamatory statement.
Definitions include: "shit".
Definitions include: to vomit.
Definitions include: suffix used to add emphasis to nearly any word.

Other terms relating to 'to insult, complain, criticize':

Definitions include: to focus negative attention on a person, e.g. by insulting, berating, or generally harassing someone.
Definitions include: to say unkind things.
Definitions include: offensive speech about another person.
Definitions include: to smoke marijuana.
Definitions include: Most uses of "shit" also work with "crap", except where noted below.
Definitions include: to be jealous of something or someone.
Definitions include: See hit back.
Definitions include: friend; "dude".
Definitions include: to disrespect or mistreat.
Definitions include: to destroy.
Definitions include: something that is so exceptionally good or fun it could be as addictive as crack (i.e. crack cocaine).
Definitions include: to impregnate.
Definitions include: to criticize.
Definitions include: to eat voraciously.
Definitions include: to sass.

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: defecating in the tank of a toilet, 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.

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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: having smoked so much marijuana that a person is slow, dumb, or act like they are under the influence when they aren't.
Definitions include: permanently impaired from drug abuse.
Definitions include: in business jargon, a major crisis.
Definitions include: to engage in foreplay in which both (or all) participants keep their clothes on and "grind" sexually against each other.
Definitions include: to engage in foreplay in which both (or all) participants 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)
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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