curse out
phrasal verb
cursed out; cursing out; curses out
US, informal
: to say angry and offensive words to (someone)
My boss cursed me out.
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In a 2024 Pew poll, 38% said cursing out loud in public was never acceptable, 27% rarely, 23% sometimes, and 9% usually or always so.
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Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Walking around in circles or whatever, just cursing out loud.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
The clip, which Bravo dropped hours after Garcelle made her exit announcement, ends with the actress, 58, storming off the reunion set in frustration and cursing out costars Kyle Richards, Erika Girardi, Dorit Kemsley, Sutton Stracke, Bozoma Saint John, Kathy Hilton and Jennifer Tilly.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
So, Green followed Nix to the locker room, cursing out Izzo on his way and shaking loose from teammates trying to hold him back.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
The next game, multiple fans got ejected for yelling the same words and former primary owner Mark Cuban reportedly cursed out fans.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Virginia was devoutly Catholic; when the Chicago Bears starred on HBO’s Hard Knocks in 2024, the players weren’t shown cursing out of respect for her and the McCaskey family.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Bodycam video released Thursday shows a New Jersey councilmember cursing out a cop after he was pulled over for allegedly failing to come to a full pause at a stop sign.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
When is Jon Jones' Next Match against Stipe Miocic?
Jones expressed his frustration on social media, criticizing the professionalism of the drug testers and admitting to cursing out of irritation.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Walking around in circles or whatever, just cursing out loud.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
The clip, which Bravo dropped hours after Garcelle made her exit announcement, ends with the actress, 58, storming off the reunion set in frustration and cursing out costars Kyle Richards, Erika Girardi, Dorit Kemsley, Sutton Stracke, Bozoma Saint John, Kathy Hilton and Jennifer Tilly.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
So, Green followed Nix to the locker room, cursing out Izzo on his way and shaking loose from teammates trying to hold him back.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
The next game, multiple fans got ejected for yelling the same words and former primary owner Mark Cuban reportedly cursed out fans.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Virginia was devoutly Catholic; when the Chicago Bears starred on HBO’s Hard Knocks in 2024, the players weren’t shown cursing out of respect for her and the McCaskey family.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Bodycam video released Thursday shows a New Jersey councilmember cursing out a cop after he was pulled over for allegedly failing to come to a full pause at a stop sign.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
When is Jon Jones' Next Match against Stipe Miocic?
Jones expressed his frustration on social media, criticizing the professionalism of the drug testers and admitting to cursing out of irritation.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Curse out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curse%20out. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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