A fork of Rural Dictionary
To burn someone off is to dump them, cease involvement with or do something to belittle them. You can either 'burn someone off' or 'get burnt' if they do it to you. The person who gets burnt will often have a feeling of rejection
Mike: "Hey are you still going out with that girl?"
Bill: "Nar, I decided to burn her off"
Henry: "Hey you guys wanna go to that party tonight?"
Dave: "Nar, it wont be any good"
Stu: "Haha, Henry you just got burnt"
To accept that a relationship is over despite you're still hanging on.
example:
Damn, I love his ass. Guess I shouldn't have cheated. Oh wel... gotta let it burn.
Description of an individuals severely bad mental condition, usually due to excessive drinking.
Comes from the Famous "Jim Burns"...
"You were wasted last night... remember telling everyone they hated you? You had a touch of the Burns going there!"