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Examples of cuss in a Sentence
a man who has never uttered a single cuss
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Trump's policy seems to be that cuss words are okay only for him.
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The cuss out/butt smack combo of our own childhoods doesn’t cut it anymore, but what’s the new standard?
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Origin and Etymology of cuss
alteration of curse
cuss
Definition of cuss
cusser
nounExamples of cuss in a Sentence
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 of cuss from the Web
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Lamach cussed Street all the way back to the bench.
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Nickerson, who grew up in East Cleveland along with Davidson-Dixon, verbally harassed the officers and cussed them out, Kilbane said.
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What Detroit produced on a mass scale, America reworked one greasy, cussing, knuckle-busting project at a time in garages and driveways.
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Hitting someone, throwing urine, or cussing out the staff costs a boy points—but not for long, since callous and unemotional kids aren’t generally deterred by punishment.
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Who go to church twice a week and know how to cuss well.
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Some retail is healthy enough to poach workers from fast food Fazoli’s, Boston Market offering more perks to retain workers Customers cussed at him and threw ice cream at him.
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The new chair of the Democratic National Committee, Tom Perez, can’t seem to stop cussing in public.
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There's not nearly enough whistling, cussing and scratching.
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First Known Use of cuss
1768
CUSS Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of cuss for English Language Learners
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: to use offensive words when you speak
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