cuss

1 of 2

noun

cuss

2 of 2

verb

cussed; cussing; cusses

transitive verb

: curse
often used with out
got cussed out by his boss
cusser noun

Examples of cuss in a Sentence

Noun a man who has never uttered a single cuss Verb She started to yell and cuss as soon as she saw him. the little girl clapped her hands over her ears when her brother started cussing
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
And, when the alarm wails hours before dawn, human cusses of angry protest join the chorus of budget appliances failing before their time. Virginia Konchan, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024 My grandmother extended a ladder up into this tough old cuss of a tree and climbed up, at some risk, to pick the bulging fruit. Jim Meddleton, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2024
Verb
Zoom in: Richmond Twitter doesn't cuss enough to be in the top swearing cities, but Hampton — which coincidentally has the world's largest naval station — does. Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024 Free speech, for example, was originally reined in by bans on blasphemy, cussing, and even certain theater performances. Roy Rivenburg, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cuss 

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

alteration of curse

First Known Use

Noun

1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1768, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of cuss was in 1768

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Cite this Entry

“Cuss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cuss. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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cuss

1 of 2 noun

cuss

2 of 2 verb

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