curse out
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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They were jostled by men carrying heavy crates, cursed out by a man selling a pair of old boots, and viewed with suspicion by seemingly everyone else.
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Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
And when a player who admittedly plays with his hair on fire, curses out two different sets of fans, there was reason to wonder if the pressure was getting to be too much.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The cats encounter plenty of other animals on their adventures, from a drunk spider to a deer that gets hit by a car and curses out the driver.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
There was also the over-bleaching and a bad haircut that had her mom ready to curse out the stylist.
—Allure Editors, Allure, 24 Mar. 2026
On Friday, Sweden accused Canada of cheating and got cursed out for it.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
On Friday, Sweden accused Canada of cheating and got cursed out.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Other times, Ron is a terminally online Larry, typing screeds into customer support forms and cursing out chatbots.
—Judy Berman, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Viewers who watch the Big Brother live feeds had been cursing out CBS and its producers all weekend, but after the network aired the latest episode where the game show twist plays out, all hell broke loose.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
And when a player who admittedly plays with his hair on fire, curses out two different sets of fans, there was reason to wonder if the pressure was getting to be too much.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The cats encounter plenty of other animals on their adventures, from a drunk spider to a deer that gets hit by a car and curses out the driver.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
There was also the over-bleaching and a bad haircut that had her mom ready to curse out the stylist.
—Allure Editors, Allure, 24 Mar. 2026
On Friday, Sweden accused Canada of cheating and got cursed out for it.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
On Friday, Sweden accused Canada of cheating and got cursed out.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Other times, Ron is a terminally online Larry, typing screeds into customer support forms and cursing out chatbots.
—Judy Berman, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Viewers who watch the Big Brother live feeds had been cursing out CBS and its producers all weekend, but after the network aired the latest episode where the game show twist plays out, all hell broke loose.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Curse out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curse%20out. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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