Date:  Sat, 1 Nov 1997 11:07:43 -0500
From:  "Margaret G. Lee -English" <mlee[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CS.HAMPTONU.EDU>
Subject: Re: "my bad"

"Bust a move" also means to dance, to get into the rhythm of the music--a
term originating with black music/black musicians. Rapper Young MC had a
hit song entitled "Bust a Move" a few years ago.

On Fri, 31 Oct 1997, Monkmag wrote:

> Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 21:09:49 EST
> From: Monkmag <Monkmag[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM>
> To: ADS-L[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UGA.CC.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Re: "my bad"
>
> In a message dated 10/30/97 3:53:00 AM, you wrote:
>
> <<I also remember the students then starting to say My bus(t) meaning my
> fault or my embarrassment maybe even coming from "to bus someone out"
> to show them up.
>
> Ditra
> D-Henry[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]neiu.edu
> >>
>
> Actually, I've also heard "bust" used favorably. Especially in basketball.
> "Nice bust" means nice shot or nice basket. And to "bust a move" is to make a
> sexual advance on someone, usually a woman. However, a "buster" is a wannabe
> gang member. There's more, but others can take it from here.
>