blockbust

== English == === Etymology === Back-formation from blockbuster. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈblɑkbʌst/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈblɒkbʌst/ === Verb === blockbust (third-person singular simple present blockbusts, present participle blockbusting, simple past and past participle blockbusted) (intransitive) Of a film or book, to succeed wildly and become popular.