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cussword

[ kuhs-wurd ]

noun

, Informal.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cussword1

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; cuss + word

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Example Sentences

Don't you go to gettin' scared stiff, though; for the first cussword he lets go of I'll chuck a chair at him.

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