verb Street Slang

Bun

/bʌn/ · verb · vulgar

To burn, smoke, or to disregard/dismiss something or someone.

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Definitions

1

To express contempt or rejection toward a person or idea.

“Bun him, he's been moving funny.”
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2

To smoke, usually weed. 'Bunning' something means burning it. From Patois pronunciation of 'burn.'

“They were bunning in the park.”
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3

To dismiss, disrespect, or have no time for something — 'bun that' means forget it.

“Bun that, I'm not paying those prices.”
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Bun In A Sentence

bun the gym today, im too tired
they were just bunning and chilling all evening
bun that long queue, let's go somewhere else

Origin & Usage

From Jamaican Patois pronunciation of 'burn,' meaning both to smoke and to disregard/disrespect. Carried into London MLE and widely used in road speech.

Variants bunningbun dat
Tags #uk#mle#british#gen-z

People Also Ask

What does 'bun' mean in UK slang?

It means to burn or smoke, and also to dismiss or disrespect something. 'Bun that' means forget it.

What does 'bun that' mean?

It means 'forget that' or 'I'm not doing that' — a dismissive rejection of an idea or thing.

Where does 'bun' come from?

It comes from the Jamaican Patois pronunciation of 'burn,' which carried into London slang for both smoking and dismissing.

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