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1
a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger
- denounced as curs those police officers who deserted their posts during the hurricane and its aftermath
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- cream puff,
- milquetoast,
- pushover,
- pussy
- [slang],
- weakling,
- wimp
- ostrich,
- scaramouch
- (or scaramouche)
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2
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
- only a cur would abandon friends in their time of need
Synonyms for cur
- bastard,
- beast,
- bleeder
- [British],
- blighter
- [chiefly British],
- boor,
- bounder,
- bugger,
- buzzard,
- cad,
- chuff,
- churl,
- clown,
- creep,
- cretin,
- crud
- [slang],
- crumb
- [slang],
- dirtbag
- [slang],
- dog,
- fink,
- heel,
- hound,
- jerk,
- joker,
- louse,
- lout,
- pill,
- rat,
- rat fink,
- reptile,
- rotter,
- schmuck
- [slang],
- scum,
- scumbag
- [slang],
- scuzzball
- [slang],
- skunk,
- sleaze,
- sleazebag
- [slang],
- sleazeball
- [slang],
- slime,
- slimeball
- [slang],
- slob,
- snake,
- so-and-so,
- sod
- [chiefly British],
- stinkard,
- stinker,
- swine,
- toad,
- varmint,
- vermin
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The first known use of cur was in the 13th century
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