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cuss
/
kʌs
/
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[
kuhs
]
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Informal.
verb (used without object)
1.
to use profanity; curse; swear.
verb (used with object)
2.
to swear at; curse:
He cussed the pedestrian for getting in his way.
3.
to criticize or reprimand in harsh terms (often followed by
out
):
The coach cussed out the team for losing.
noun
4.
curse
word
; oath.
5.
a person or animal:
a strange but likable cuss.
Origin:
1765–75,
Americanism; variant of
curse
, with loss of
r
and shortening of vowel, as in
ass
2
,
bass
2
,
passel
, etc.
Related forms
cuss·er,
noun
Can be confused:
coarse
,
course
,
curse
,
cuss.
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cuss
(kʌs)
—
n
1.
a curse; oath
2.
a person or animal, esp an annoying one
—
vb
3.
curse
another word for
curse
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
cuss
1775, Amer.Eng. dialectal, "troublesome person or animal," an alteration of
curse
. Verb meaning "to say bad words" is first recorded 1815.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences from the web
The strange man, griffin, scares
cuss
away by pinching his nose with his invisible hand.
Cuss
went to see him following his first encounter with griffin.
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