cuz

[ kuhz ]

/ kʌz /

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noun Informal.

cousin.

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Origin of cuz

By shortening and alteration

Words nearby cuz

Cuvier, Cuxhaven, Cuyabá, Cuyahoga Falls, Cuyp, cuz, Cuzco, cuzzie, cv, CVA, CVD

Other definitions for cuz (2 of 2)

cuz²

or 'cuz

[ kuhz ]

/ kʌz /

conjunction Informal.

because.

Origin of cuz

By shortening and alteration

How to use cuz in a sentence

And two UK Wildcats embracing as they win what was evidently a big game, cuz there are streamers in the background.
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Twilight is only popular, cuz, like Taylor Lautner is a hottie!
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Maybe ten, cuz I ran into Dan Balz and we talked Nationals for a bit.
Good Morning from Dallas|Michael Tomasky|April 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In any case, this can't help but be the beginning of a positive development, cuz here's what will happen.
Danger!: Republicans Start Thinking About Women!|Michael Tomasky|January 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Cuz as long as you're denying it to yourself it's not really real.
Wade Davis on NFL Players Who Live Semi-Open Gay Lives|Touré|January 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Pa's got a few buckshot in him; but he don't mind it 'cuz he don't weigh much, anyway.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
We'll live longer fer it, an' thet'll please God sure—cuz I don't think he's hankerin' fer our society—not a bit.
Eben Holden|Irving Bacheller
I done gone lost a stick of sugar yistiddy, but I lose all my pence o trade to-day cuz, of bein hauled in heah agin my will.
Polly's Southern Cruise|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
He caint make me pay nottin cuz he made me walk half th way.
Natalie: A Garden Scout|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
Dont worry about seein so many, cuz you only has to pick out one stone at a time, you know.
Natalie: A Garden Scout|Lillian Elizabeth Roy

British Dictionary definitions for cuz

cuz

/ (kʌz) /

noun informal

NZ a term used by a Māori to refer to or address a family member

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

Word Origin for cuz

shortened from cousin

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cuz

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or 'cuz

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