cussing

[ kuhs-ing ]

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noun

the act or practice of cursing or swearing: Keep the cussing to a minimum, as there are kids around.
the act of criticizing or reprimanding someone in harsh language (usually followed by out): After three fouls, the player was pulled from the field and got a good cussing out from his coach.

adjective

cursing or swearing: A cussing parrot has landed a woman in court for allegedly teaching the bird to swear at her neighbor.

Origin of cussing

First recorded in 1830–40; cuss + -ing¹ for the noun senses; cuss + -ing² for the adjective sense

Instead, “VAMS has become a cuss word,” Marshall Taylor, head of South Carolina’s health department, told state lawmakers in January.
What went wrong with America’s $44 million vaccine data system? | Cat Ferguson | January 30, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
So often, cussing as an insult is employed lazily in scripts.
‘Veep’ Is a F*@king Masterclass in Cursing | Kevin Fallon | April 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I had stopped cussing, because the widow didn't like it; but now I took to it again because pap hadn't no objections.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
At last, he fairly began blubbring; now cussing and nashing his teeth, now praying dear Mr. Deuceace to grant him mercy.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush | William Makepeace Thackeray
Every time he busted out into another cussing spell they would start another hymn.
Danny's Own Story | Don Marquis

"If that's the case, I'm going to quit cussing, and say my prayers every night," Andy Green asserted emphatically.
Flying U Ranch | B. M. Bower
The old gentleman have quit his religious cussing now and have took to fussing.
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