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Combined Graph record U-00890 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0490. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Know Your Meme (fetched in full): 'Bussin is a slang term used to describe delicious food.' Earliest attestation cited is an Urban Dictionary definition of December 17, 2017: 'what you would say if something was really good' (example is food: 'her food be bussin'). Spread: the 'Gripping Food With Force' meme trend in fall 2020 used 'bussin' captions for complimented food; Doe Boy, Southside and Lil Uzi Vert released a song called 'Bussin' on November 10, 2020; wider TikTok spread in March 2021 via the 'Is it bussin?' stitch trolling keto food vlogger Janelle Roehner (March 3, 2021).
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Know Your Meme (fetched in full): 'Bussin is a slang term used to describe delicious food.' Earliest attestation cited is an Urban Dictionary definition of December 17, 2017: 'what you would say if something was really good' (example is food: 'her food be bussin').
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Know Your Meme (fetched in full): 'Bussin is a slang term used to describe delicious food.' Earliest attestation cited is an Urban Dictionary definition of December 17, 2017: 'what you would say if something was really good' (example is food: 'her food be bussin'). Spread: the 'Gripping Food With Force' meme trend in fall 2020 used 'bussin' captions for complimented food; Doe Boy, Southside and Lil Uzi Vert released a song called 'Bussin' on November 10, 2020; wider TikTok spread in March 2021 via the 'Is it bussin?' stitch trolling keto food vlogger Janelle Roehner (March 3, 2021).
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