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cuss

[ kuhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

to use profanity; curse; swear.

verb (used with object)

to swear at; curse:
He cussed the pedestrian for getting in his way.
to criticize or reprimand in harsh terms (often followed by out ):
The coach cussed out the team for losing.

noun

curse word; oath.
a person or animal:
a strange but likable cuss.

cuss

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noun

a curse; oath
a person or animal, esp an annoying one

verb

another word for curse curse

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of cuss¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1765–75; variant of curse, with loss of r and shortening of vowel, as in ass ², bass ², passel, etc.

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He said of his own public comments: “I was told that I cussed too much.”

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Last September, she went viral for cussing a photographer who'd been shouting abuse at stars on the red carpet of the MTV Awards.

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“There’s always going be someone that doesn’t like me, and I’m okay with that now. I am who I am. I cuss. I love God. I’m a little bit of everything.”

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He added: "Wasn't disrespectful because my mom didn't raise me that way. Didn't cuss. Still trying to figure it out."

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“Every now and then you’d hear him utter a cuss word or hear him laugh that old funny laugh he had.”

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