on the burn

Hung over from a long night of partying

I can't hang out today, I'm on the burn.

She didn't show up for work, she's on the burn.

by Do it in the dirt December 13, 2008

On The Burn

(Of a vehicle or motor) Currently on the throttle.

"I'm not braking, the motor's on the burn."

by Creepybobo67 March 5, 2025

getting on the burns

To ingest methamphetamine. Originally a reference to lip burns from smoking meth with a pipe; has broadened to include all use. NZ slang

I've been getting on the burns fer three days mate an me dead mum keeps crawlin up me leg...

by zairian July 2, 2008

on the back burner

Postponed or deferred, as in a low-priority task.

It wasn't April 15th yet so I put the taxes on the back burner.

by The Aloha Overlord March 22, 2014

Put on the back burner

What guys or girls do to people they're undecided about by stringing them along making occasional contact but not consistently acting interested.

I knew I was put on the back burner when he asked me out for the following weekend, then seemed confused when I called a few days later to confirm.

by Sarcastic Cynic August 19, 2011

on the front burner

getting immediate attention

If they don't have the task of repairing the car on the front burner, then we will be in a difficult situation.

by The Return of Light Joker January 11, 2011

Burner on the network

A term made famous by Donut Operator as described by a civilian notifying local police that there was unauthorized device linked to his home internet

The burner on the network was my neighbor Kyle. He is such a crook.

by stretchmurphy June 23, 2022