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
Graham Swift, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
How many f**king cuss words are in these sh**ty video games, anyway?
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2014
Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
Every team needs an unrelenting leader, someone who fights and cusses and protects its stars, who provides the force so others can deliver the finesse.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2025
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Noun
Betty Sykes didn’t give a cuss what came out of her mouth—and much of it was cusses—or who listened.
—Graham Swift, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
How many f**king cuss words are in these sh**ty video games, anyway?
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2014
Verb
That was evident a year ago, which reached a frustrating conclusion in the Super Bowl that prompted Kelce to want to cuss out his own performance.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
Every team needs an unrelenting leader, someone who fights and cusses and protects its stars, who provides the force so others can deliver the finesse.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuss
Noun
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Rumors of a Satanic curse on the event skittered around the Haight, so early on the morning of the 14th, Ginsberg, Snyder, and Alan Watts conducted a pradakshina, a Buddhist purification rite.—
Dennis McNally,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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As those points attest, emotional wording can be a blessing and a curse.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Barber’s Buttermilk The Southern Living Test Kitchen swears by Barber’s for any recipe that calls for buttermilk, including baked goods, marinades, and salad dressings.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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Junco, 87, made history as the oldest council member ever sworn into office in Hialeah.—
Veronica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The word llama comes from Spanish, which borrowed it directly from Quechua, the Indigenous language of the Andes.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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This language is favorable to the state but unions are hoping to find more leeway in future bargaining sessions over the topic.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In 2015, she was suspended from her role as a Fox News contributor for two weeks after using profanity in an on-air criticism of Obama.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Others bore creative and bilingual profanities directed at Trump, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, who oversees most of the country’s public acreage, and Sen. Mike Lee, the Republican from Utah, who on June 11 had proposed a large-scale selloff of public lands.—
Abe Streep,
ProPublica,
8 July 2025
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An angry Schottenheimer stopped the team drill portion, got everyone huddled up in the middle of the field and ripped into the group with several expletives.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Stewart had harsh words for CBS and Paramount, using several expletives to punctuate his sentiments.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
22 July 2025
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“Cuss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuss. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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