busta

busta

slang A variant of "buster," a pejorative term for someone regarded as falsely or overly confident and aggressive. That kid's a busta—he's no threat to us.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

busta

n. a young kid trying to act tough; buster. (Streets. From or supported by Buster, the nickname.) Sammy’s just a busta. He won’t get nowhere.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • baby killer
  • killer
  • bean queen
  • libtard
  • take the Michael (out of someone or something)
  • take the mike (out of someone or something)
  • one brick shy of a load
  • sandwich
  • bricks shy of a load
  • few bricks short of a load
References in periodicals archive
ATP Winston-Salem Open Amazon Prime, 8pm By Adrian Humphries PABLO CARRENO BUSTA is a master at shining in Grand Slam prep tournaments such as the Winston-Salem Open and it could pay to side with the Spaniard in his first-round clash against Marius Copil.
Chris was speaking at Cruft's to launch Feliway and Adaptil's #PawsforThought campaign for Pet Anxiety Awareness Month - admitting his dog, Busta, had been suffering from anxiety since their home was broken into a month ago.
The top seed will now face Kei Nishikori who spent more than five hours scraping past Pablo Carreno Busta 6-7 (6-8) 4-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 7-6 (8-6).
Djokovic will next face eighth seed Kei Nishikori, who needed five hours and five minutes to see off Pablo Carreno Busta, coming from two sets down to win 6-7 (8) 4-6 7-6 (4) 6-4 7-6 (8).
In the next match, Djokovic will face a man who has spent even more time on court in eighth seed Kei Nishikori, who needed five hours and five minutes to see off Pablo Carreno Busta, coming from two sets down to win 6-7 (8) 4-6 7-6 (4) 6-4 7-6 (8).
The exhausted Japanese star battled from two sets down to outlast Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta 6-7(8) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-6(8) in an epic encounter on Monday.
David Ferrer suffered a setback on his farewell tour after he withdrew from his match against Pablo Carreno Busta due to injury.
French captain Yannick Noah had, earlier, fielded debutant Benoit Paire against Pablo Carreno Busta to give a winning start to the team against Spain.
Summary: Dimitrov will next play fifth seed Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain
Spain captain Sergi Bruguera could draft in world number 10 Carreno Busta for the singles.
| Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta and Feliciano Lopez celebrate their victory over Great Britain
Pablo Carreno Busta and Feliciano Lopez of Spain are congratulated by Dom Inglot and Jamie Murray of Great Britain after their straight sets win in the doubles
Croatia's Borna Coric turned around his poor form towards the end of 2017 with a stunning comeback win, saving three match points to oust second seed Pablo Carreno Busta 5-7, 6-2, 7-6(8) in 2 hours and 41 minutes in the opening round of the Qatar Open on Tuesday night.
10 Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain and Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic, were sent packing in the opening round of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2018 on a misty evening at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex on Tuesday.
Croatia's Borna Coric in action during his Qatar ExxonMobil Open first round match against Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex yesterday.