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
Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
This California school board president has 2 DUIs and cusses.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 8 July 2025
Coming soon: O’Sullivan cusses out neighborhood Girl Scout because his box of Thin Mints showed up a day late.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
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Noun
The film stays in the perspective of an unstoppable killer/monster named Johnny who frequently uses very sharp objects to prey on campers, rangers, hikers and a crotchety old cuss — all in acts of vengeance for the evil that has been perpetrated on him.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
This California school board president has 2 DUIs and cusses.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
Verb
The familiar Kesha emerges: talk-singing and cussing and boasting about her penchant for horny partying.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 8 July 2025
Coming soon: O’Sullivan cusses out neighborhood Girl Scout because his box of Thin Mints showed up a day late.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuss
Noun
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The last of the old curses and the purest championship drought in the sport.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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After its patriarch’s mysterious death, the pharma family falls prey to an ancient curse.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Those who have observed Jayden Daniels’ arc, for example, swear his use of virtual-reality systems — mimicking game speed without the pressure of results — help his split-second decision-making.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Some go all in with multi-step routines, while others swear the simpler the better.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Feller told Al Jazeera that Chinese employers would have to accommodate non-Mandarin speakers by offering English-language positions and improve work-life balance.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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One of the most prominent Mexican actresses of her generation, Notni led Amazon MGM’s 2024 reboot of Zorro and recently wrapped Day One, a Spanish-language Amazon series which releases later this year.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This story references profanity and may be offensive to some readers.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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Her closing line was audible in the room and in unedited online footage, though the broadcast censored the profanity.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Most of the messages were filled with expletives.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Ronson politely demurred the money twice until Combs barked at him with an expletive to take the money.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Cuss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuss. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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