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rusty

See also: Rusty

English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English rusty, from Old English rūstiġ (“rusty”), from Proto-Germanic *rustagaz (“rusty”), equivalent to rust +‎ -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian rusterch (“rusty”), West Frisian rustich, roastich (“rusty”), Dutch roestig (“rusty”), German Low German rusterig, rüsterig (“rusty”), German rostig (“rusty”), Swedish rostig (“rusty”).

Adjective

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rusty (comparative rustier, superlative rustiest)

  1. Marked or corroded by rust. [from 9th c.]
  2. Of the rust color, reddish or reddish-brown. [from 14th c.]
  3. Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity. [from 16th c.]
    • 2010 December 29, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0-1 Wolverhampton”, in BBC:
      Before the match, Hodgson had expressed the hope that his players would be fresh rather than rusty after an 18-day break from league commitments because of two successive postponements.
  4. (now chiefly historical) Of clothing, especially dark clothing: worn, shabby. [from 17th c.]
  5. Affected with the fungal plant disease called rust.
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Etymology 2

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Ellipsis of rusty one more often used for this, or from the general epithet rusty given to various particular firearm names—earlier both was applied in Cockney rhyming slang for other machines, including swords in their day, but the present coinage has not more than a loose connection to this and is from the preference for used or antique firearms due to their being easier or cheaper to obtain.

Noun

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rusty (uncountable)

  1. (MLE, slang) A gun or in particular an old or worn one.
    • 2014 August 25, Dimzy of 67 (lyrics and music), “Outside”‎[1], 1:29–1:35:
      My angles dusty, two black hands on the rusty
      And I got uck from a peng ting, mad back but the chest busty

Etymology 3

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Variant form of resty; compare also reasty.

Adjective

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rusty (comparative more rusty, superlative most rusty)

  1. Discolored and rancid; reasty. [from 16th c.]
    rusty bacon

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English rustiġ; equivalent to rust +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrustiː/, /ˈruːstiː/

Adjective

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rusty

  1. rusty, rusted
  2. degenerate, uncouth
  3. (rare) rust-coloured
  4. (rare) unpolished, jarring

Descendants

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  • English: rusty
  • Scots: roosty, rousty
  • Yola: roostha, roosta, roosthaa

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