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cuss


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verb

Definition of CUSS

transitive verb
: curse —often used with out <got cussed out by his boss>
intransitive verb
: curse
— cuss·er noun
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Examples of CUSS

  1. She started to yell and cuss as soon as she saw him.
  2. <the little girl clapped her hands over her ears when her brother started cussing>

First Known Use of CUSS

1768

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