cuz

¹

[kuhz]

noun

Informal.

1. cousin.

cuz

²

Or 'cuz

[kuhz]

conjunction

Informal.

1. because.

cuz

/ kʌz /

noun

1. a term used by a Māori to refer to or address a family member

2. a term used by an Aboriginal person to refer to or address a family member

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuz¹

By shortening and alteration

Origin of cuz²

By shortening and alteration

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuz¹

shortened from _cousin

Example Sentences

Cuz they don’t know I guess but like I’ll be falling asleep at random events.

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People held signs that read, “La Puente heat melts ICE” and “I drink my horchata warm cuz I hate ICE!”

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“Just cuz your momma baked you don’t mean other men don’t wanna see the oven,” he says as he admonishes the sons when they protest his behavior.

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“Cuz she moved, and they didn’t even tell us!”

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“I need real Perc’s tho.... Cuz my boy just died.... I get worried,” the victim said in one text message.

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Related Words

• accomplice 
• aide 
• ally 
• assistant 
• associate 
• buddy 
• co-worker 
• colleague 
• comrade 
• cousin 
• crony 
• guide 
• mate 
• nurse 
• partner 
• playmate 
• protector