cuz¹

[kuhz]

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noun Informal.

cousin.

Origin of cuz¹

by shortening and alteration

cuz²

or 'cuz

[kuhz]

conjunction Informal.

because.

Origin of cuz²

by shortening and alteration

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Examples from the Web for cuz

Contemporary Examples

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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March 25, 2014
Twilight is only popular, cuz, like Taylor Lautner is a hottie!
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November 20, 2013
Maybe ten, cuz I ran into Dan Balz and we talked Nationals for a bit.
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April 25, 2013
In any case, this can't help but be the beginning of a positive development, cuz here's what will happen.
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Michael Tomasky
January 17, 2013
Cuz as long as you're denying it to yourself it's not really real.
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January 9, 2013

Historical Examples

The others respect him 'cuz he's proved his ability to lead.
Assassin
Jesse Franklin Bone
Dat correspondence mortify me might'ly' cuz I hadn' raised P'laski no sich a ways as dat.
P'laski's Tunament
Thomas Nelson Page
I warn' git out, but I knew I cyarn do dat, 'cuz 'twuz de ambitiouses smellin' place I ever smelt in my life.
P'laski's Tunament
Thomas Nelson Page
Dee grant my beques', 'cuz dee know I gwine to erward him accordin' to his becessities, an' I jes nod my head to him an' went out.
Elsket and Other Stories
Thomas Nelson Page
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)

British Dictionary definitions for cuz

cuz

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

shortened from cousin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for cuz

17c. as an abbreviation of cousin; 1889 as an attempt to represent the lazy pronunciation of because.

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cuz2

or 'cuz

Origin of cuz2

Examples from the Web for cuz

Contemporary Examples

And two UK Wildcats embracing as they win what was evidently a big game, cuz there are streamers in the background.

Twilight is only popular, cuz, like Taylor Lautner is a hottie!

Maybe ten, cuz I ran into Dan Balz and we talked Nationals for a bit.

In any case, this can't help but be the beginning of a positive development, cuz here's what will happen.

Cuz as long as you're denying it to yourself it's not really real.

Historical Examples

The others respect him 'cuz he's proved his ability to lead.

Dat correspondence mortify me might'ly' cuz I hadn' raised P'laski no sich a ways as dat.

I warn' git out, but I knew I cyarn do dat, 'cuz 'twuz de ambitiouses smellin' place I ever smelt in my life.

Dee grant my beques', 'cuz dee know I gwine to erward him accordin' to his becessities, an' I jes nod my head to him an' went out.