cuss
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.
a person or animal: a strange but likable cuss.
Origin of cuss
1Other words from cuss
- cuss·er, noun
Words that may be confused with cuss
- curse, cuss
Words Nearby cuss
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How to use cuss in a sentence
If Republicans win big, Democrats will hang their heads and cuss the Koch brothers.
He's an ornery cuss kind of Republican, extremely critical of Bush and Cheney back in the day.
I wanted to kill the enemy and be a roughneck and cuss and spit tobacco, come home and do it again.
‘Hell And Back Again’: PBS Airs Documentary On Wounded Marine | Jesse Ellison | May 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTJimmy Carter united the other members, who could all agree over “what an annoying cuss Carter could be.”
Speed Read of ‘The Presidents Club,’ by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy | Ben Jacobs | April 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was also an ornery, obnoxious cuss, almost universally loathed by his contemporaries.
I don't blame him for killin' the cuss, not a bit; I'd have shot any man livin' that 'ad taken a good horse o' mine up that trail.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonI did think uh tryin' t' get off with their hosses, but I figured it wouldn't pay with that sharp-eared cuss on the watch.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclaircuss him to-night, ef he's alive; an' ef his bed is soff' as wool, doan let him sleep for thinkin' of Miss Dory.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesHere this young cuss, Fire Bear, is traipsin' around as he pleases, on nothin' more than his word that he'll appear for trial.
Mystery Ranch | Arthur ChapmanTexas Smith looked on with an approving grin, and suggested, "Better shute the dam cuss."
Overland | John William De Forest
British Dictionary definitions for cuss
/ (kʌs) informal /
a curse; oath
a person or animal, esp an annoying one
another word for curse (def. 8), curse (def. 9)
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