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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Some monks who were once forced off the island put a curse on it and everyone who ever took anything away from it.—
Sara Stridsberg
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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When her curse begins to affect her physically, Amada travels to the Abyss to seek a cure from the Grand Warlock.—
Mia Sosa,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Keep scrolling for the products our editors swear by.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
10 Sep. 2025
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Laura confronts Cherry about Nicholas and swears to tell Daniel everything.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The expansion will also include more language support, with plans to increase access to consulting and capital assistance in Spanish and Marshallese, according to an organization news release.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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There is no time limit on how long such consultations could take, and experts say the language is flexible enough to allow each member to decide how far to go in responding to armed aggression against another.—
Matt Spetalnick,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If one employee spots profanity or offensive language in an application, then it is sent to another employee, and possibly moved up the chain.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Ellis then claimed that Cardi cut her face with a fingernail and spat on her while yelling profanity and racial slurs at Ellis.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Don’t give a (expletive) about the loss.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Each room elicited an expletive, at least from my potty-mouth.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Cuss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuss. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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