cuss

[kuhs]

verb (used without object)

1. to use profanity; curse; swear.

verb (used with object)

1. to swear at; curse.

   He cussed the pedestrian for getting in his way.

2. to criticize or reprimand in harsh terms (often followed byout ).

   The coach cussed out the team for losing.

noun

1. curse word; oath.

2. a person or animal.

   a strange but likable cuss.

cuss

/ kʌs /

noun

1. a curse; oath

2. a person or animal, esp an annoying one

verb

1. another word for curse curse

Other Word Forms

• cusser noun

Word 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.

Example Sentences

And then there’s the viral footage of a food delivery driver on his bike cussing out a phalanx of armed Border Patrol agents in downtown Chicago last month.

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He used to cuss out Ronald Reagan whenever his name was mentioned.

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But that cussing and fussing brings up a larger point: Democrats are desperate to prove how serious and passionate they are about fixing themselves.

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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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