The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #160311   Message #3801858
Posted By: Lighter
24-Jul-16 - 02:27 PM
Thread Name: BS: English Vernacular ca. 1952
Subject: RE: BS: English Vernacular ca. 1952
"Busted" was in print as prison slang as early as 1940, but it didn't become widely known until the '60s.

I agree that few "young people today" are likely to recognize the "sweet nothings" sense of "make love."