Basta

Word BASTA
Character 5
Hyphenation bas ta
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Basta is by origin an Italian word and means "enough. In American English, some people use it to express a decisive desire to end a discussion, usually because they claim to be right. Urban Dictionary

“Basta” is an Italian word meaning “enough,” often yelled by Italian grandmothers at rambunctious or unruly children. In social media, it can mean "this has to stop" or "I'm done with this conversation/thread." Urban Dictionary

Nantuckian for pasta. Urban Dictionary

Enough; stop it Urban Dictionary

Noun: a person that is very athletic, rich, and sexy, and good smelling. Origin: greek, hungarian, russian, irish, spanish. Urban Dictionary

Pasta that's slightly too overcooked. Also the Italian word for "enough." Urban Dictionary

Basta is Italian for "enough" as in "please no more." Often appearing on Twitter in spring 2018 as a hashtag, it's been popularized by attorney Michael Avenatti during the Stormy Daniels scandal. Some folks have since used it as an anagram: Badass Avenatti Slaps Trump Again Urban Dictionary

According to Mexican people on the street in Brooklyn: "enough is enough." Accompanied by a hand gesture with a middle finger showing and other fingers slightly curled and the palms facing towards the person which the gesture is directed to. Taken from Dave Chappelle's Block Party Urban Dictionary

Quanto Basta or QB is just a fancy way of saying "use your freaking brain" when following a recipe. QB means you get to be the judge of how much of an ingredient you need to add, based on your superhuman intuition and culinary skills. It's like a little game where you have to guess the right amount, and if you mess up, you can blame it on QB and say you were just following the recipe's instructions. Easy peasy, right? Urban Dictionary

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The word "basta" in example sentences

Call the basta out...1.866.311.3405 or 1.866.338.1015 ❋ Scarce (2011)

Another fine example of a major research institution saying "basta" or maybe "Es ist genug", since it's the Max Planck Society to price gouging by scientific publishers: ❋ Glyn Moody (2007)

She grants the encore no less unevenly as before after which surprisingly there is more applause from the gallery. "basta" enough cries the audience in the orchestra, "brava" cries the gallery. ❋ 1 Dinosaur (2007)

Mastroianni depicts Cefalú's breakthrough, in one of the virtuosic scenes of his career, by repeating the world "basta" approximately two dozen times, each with a different inflection, rising from weak self-pity to firm resolution. ❋ Ann Althouse (2005)

Nardac gets extra points, it is, in fact, thought to be derived from the Italian, "basta". ❋ Unknown (2005)

And indeed a less inexperienced rider might well have been excused a shade of nervousness, for the road was often steep, and often skirted the brink of very unpleasant-looking precipices; while the promised "basta," destitute alike of rail and pommel, proved to be neither more nor less than a bundle of cushions and sheepskins strapped upon a man's saddle, with no real support save a stirrup. ❋ Unknown (1873)

At home, my mother, Iman, a beauty icon and devotee of clean eating, would whisper "basta" ( "enough" in Italian) when I was in danger of overeating. ❋ Unknown (2010)

'An overweight kid and already dining for sport, my first was the "basta" diet. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's time we said enough (that's "basta" in Spanish). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Hasta que alguien venga con una misión y grite "basta" ❋ Will Meza (2009)

Tweet by Michael [Avenatti], lawyer for [Stormy Daniels], in response to [Giuliani's] claims Avenatti is an ambulance chasing lawyer: "Rudy Giuliani - the only “ambulance” I have ever chased in my career is the one you are driving right now in a desperate attempt to save this presidency. Any time you would like to compare our legal careers and cases over the last 15 yrs, I would be happy to. #sirens #bastaRudy Giuliani - the only “ambulance” I have ever chased in my career is the one you are driving right now in a desperate attempt to save this presidency. Any time you would like to compare our legal careers and cases over the last 15 yrs, I would be happy to. #sirens #basta ❋ HarmenB (2018)

From the twitter feed of Michael [Avenatti] ([Stormy] Daniels' lawyer): "FYI - I purposely locked my account due to the following: a) bots; b) abusive trolls; and c) we will be releasing some sensitive info in the coming weeks and I want to somewhat control who has initial access to it. #[Basta]" ❋ ReaganusMaximus (2018)

[Grandma] [Anna]: We went [upstairs] for some sauzage and basta. ❋ Jocko037 (2011)

Basta is more of [a one] word only [meaning] you have had [Enough]! ❋ Rollerchick4462 (2018)

Damn , you see that [Bastas] boy ever there?" " yeah. He is a fucking rich good [smelling], [mother fucker], and hes hot." ❋ Nigga Nigga (2013)

"This [pasta] tastes like garbage." "This isn't even pasta; this is [straight up] [basta]." ❋ Adv7 (2019)

Now Trump wants to [deport] all U.S. citizens who watch [CNN]? Basta! [Killary] Cunton is running again in 2020? Basta! ❋ XXII78 (2018)

"Would you like some more [potatoes]?" "[Ya basta], [lady]!" ❋ Knights Who Say Ni (2006)

Add Quanto Basta of [salt] to the [tomato sauce] while it's [simmering] ❋ SlangSavant_92 (2023)

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