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Added 8 October 2026

hustle

/ˈhʌsəl/ verb

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hustle at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To push someone roughly; to crowd; to jostle.
To rush or hurry.
I'll have to hustle to get there on time.
To bundle; to stow something quickly.

noun

A state of busy activity.
A propensity to work hard and get things done; ability to hustle.
A type of disco dance, commonly danced to the Van McCoy song The Hustle (1975).

Origin

From Dutch husselen or by metathesis from Dutch hutselen (“to shake up”), a frequentative of hutsen (“to stir, to move something (back and forth)”).

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