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bostin
What does bostin mean?
Excellent, brilliant, smashing. The classic Black Country and Birmingham seal of approval. From the verb 'bost' meaning to break or burst — so something 'bostin' is so good it's bursting.
"That curry on Ladypool Road was absolutely bostin."
Origin
From dialect 'bost' (to burst/break), so 'bursting' good — Black Country origin, spread across Birmingham.
Frequently asked questions
What does bostin mean?
Bostin is Black Country and Brummie slang for brilliant, excellent, or top-tier.
How do you use bostin in a sentence?
"That was a bostin match, one of the best I've seen."
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