cuss

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Cuss

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kʌs/

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Verb

Plain form cuss

Third-person singular cusses

Past tense cussed

Past participle cussed

Present participle cussing

1. (informal) If you cuss you say a word that is vulgar, insulting, or very impolite.

   I lost my temper and cussed at my boss.

   My son is in trouble for cussing in school.

Noun

Singular cuss

Plural cusses

1. (informal) (rare) (Southern US) Another form of the word curse

   King Tut was believed to have made a cuss against anyone who awakes him in his dead.