UST

See also: ust, uśt, and üst

English

Noun

UST (countable and uncountable, plural USTs)

1. (narratology) Initialism of unresolved sexual tension.
   • 1998 June 22, John Cloud, “Cinema: An X-Phile Confesses”, in Time:

     Being a hard-core "noromo" (parlance for "no romancer," someone who believes the show's UST, or unresolved sexual tension, is the key to its vitality), I have also flamed "shippers" ("relationshippers," those who want Mulder and Scully to get it on in the film) with now embarrassing vituperations, such as, "Why don't you just go get the lame job you're destined for at the state budget office?"

   • 2006 October 20, Maureen Paton, “Self-made Marion”, in Daily Mail:

     Fanny has to be wooed with tenderness and humility - cue much UST (Hollywoodese for Unresolved Sexual Tension) as their slow-burn romance creates an incredible chemistry between Russell and Marion.

   • 2008 June 7, Rosalie Higson, “Light touches add amusement to crime”, in The Australian:

     Oyelowo is a fashion victim and trots around her new patch in pretty stilettos. She changes her outfit and hair at least four times in each episode and spends a lot of time bickering with her new boss. Oh, did I mention they were an item long ago? Hence all that UST.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:UST.
2. (combinatorics) Initialism of uniform spanning tree.
3. (music) Acronym of unofficial soundtrack.

   Coordinate term: OST

Proper noun

UST

1. (Philippines, education) Initialism of University of Santo Tomas.

Alternative forms

• Uste (Philippines)

Anagrams

• SUT, Stu, Tsu, uts

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ju ʔes ti/ [jʊ ʔɛs t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

UST (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜒ) (slang)

1. (vulgar) Initialism of utot, sabay tae (“shitting in one's pants”, literally “fart, (then) simultaneously shit”).
2. Initialism of utang, sabay takbo (“dodging one's debts”, literally “borrow, (then) simultaneously run”).

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 150