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mythbust

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English

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Etymology

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Back-formation from mythbuster. Equivalent to myth +‎ bust.

Verb

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mythbust (third-person singular simple present mythbusts, present participle mythbusting, simple past and past participle mythbusted)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To dispel a stereotype or misconception.
    • 2017, Suzanne Brockmann, Some Kind of Hero[1]:
      “I definitely prefer limiting our hands-on action-adventure to our attempts to mythbust my love scenes.” Pete smiled and pulled her close.