as in curse
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression
a man who has never uttered a single cuss
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Recent Examples of cuss
Graham Swift, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
How many f**king cuss words are in these sh**ty video games, anyway?
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2014
Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
Serena has cussed out her will-they-won’t-they partner, Kordell, on more than one occasion (usually deservedly).
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 July 2024
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Noun
Betty Sykes didn’t give a cuss what came out of her mouth—and much of it was cusses—or who listened.
—Graham Swift, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
How many f**king cuss words are in these sh**ty video games, anyway?
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2014
Verb
One of the men hauling me up cussed me out in very forceful language.
—Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
Serena has cussed out her will-they-won’t-they partner, Kordell, on more than one occasion (usually deservedly).
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuss
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For high-achieving professionals, especially those who are naturally more sensitive and perceptive, emotional investment in work can be both a blessing and a curse.Melody Wilding, Contributor, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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Financial Education Is Wealth The third-generation wealth curse often befalls families where younger generations, especially grandchildren, are detached from how their predecessors went about building wealth.Next Avenue, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Ta swears by it for a mascara that lasts until the end of the day on set.Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024
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Then Farage’s Mar-a-Lago mate swept to victory in America (Farage will surely be first line for a Trump interview when the president comes to town) and now, with Reform surging in the polls, Elon Musk has sworn fealty to his cause.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
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Use neutral, factual language to ensure the message remains honest and unbiased.Tina Gada, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Onto the page spilled more than ten thousand lines of the richest and most resourceful blank verse in the English language, arranged into ten books in 1667, then rearranged into twelve in 1674.Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Another Narbonne player who was ejected, Domo Phillips, won’t be able to play Friday for using profanity.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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O’Hara’s text has a sitcom patter to it with transparent laugh lines that feel almost like Neil Simon with more atmospheric profanity.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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Videos showed the angry group shouting expletives as Mayweather’s security attempted to get him into a black SUV and away from the scene.Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
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His irreverent sense of humor — delivered amid expletives and with a childlike grin that belies his 61 years — seems to have carried him through the relentless five years of work.Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Cuss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuss. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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