Buster

English translation: naar de knoppen

20:40 Aug 14, 2017
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Slang / Crack en cocaïne handel in de V.S in de jaren \'80
Dutch term or phrase: Buster
'We put drugs in their hands, and they was busters.'
Mensen die dingen kapot maken, kapot laten gaan. Is er een Nederlands slang woord voor busters?
Peter van Wijk
Canada
Local time: 05:38
English translation:naar de knoppen
Explanation:
and they was busters > en ze gingen naar de knoppen.
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Frank van 't Hoog
France
Local time: 10:38
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4 +1naar de knoppen
Frank van 't Hoog


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buster
naar de knoppen


Explanation:
and they was busters > en ze gingen naar de knoppen.

Frank van 't Hoog
France
Local time: 10:38
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kitty Brussaard: Hangt een beetje van de verdere context af, maar dit lijkt me zeker een aannemelijke optie.
23 hrs

neutral  Barend van Zadelhoff: The sentence suggests an immediate effect rather than a (relatively) long-term effect.
4 days
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