Thesaurus results for CUSSWORD

cussword

noun

ˈkəs-ˌwərd

Definition of cussword

as in curse

a disrespectful or indecent word or expression was reprimanded for teaching his little brother cusswords

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Recent Examples of cussword This wasn't an in-the-moment cussword thrown down in the middle of a passionate, blow out fight. — Ashley Iaconetti, Cosmopolitan, 30 Aug. 2017

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Noun

Clementine, the oldest daughter, takes control to help break out the other children, and Mary, in telling her story publicly, has agency in rectifying the familial curse.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
What did Widow’s Bay creator and showrunner Katie Dippold see in Matthew Rhys as Tom Loftis, mayor of the New England island town plagued by a historic curse?

— Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of curse

Noun

As if the constant barrage of political ads wasn't enough, some WCCO viewers are particularly bothered by the language candidates are using.

— Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Venus, planet of money and values, in your 2nd House of Resources opposes nebulous Neptune in your 8th House of Intimacy, so costs need clear language.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of language

Noun

He’d just been followed down a country highway by an angry mob, which screamed cusses and gave him the finger.

— Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
My grandmother extended a ladder up into this tough old cuss of a tree and climbed up, at some risk, to pick the bulging fruit.

— Jim Meddleton, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2024

Definition of cuss

Noun

Commenters on Jacobs’ post were sympathetic to his close call in nearly dropping an expletive.

— Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
As Hwang and her partner placed the ticket on the car’s windshield and were returning to their vehicle, the vehicle’s owner approached, yelling expletives and ripping the citation to pieces.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Definition of expletive

Noun

Hochman detailed a number of prosecutions, including the sentence of one man to a life sentence plus seven years with the possibility of parole for a March 23 attack, during which racial epithets were uttered.

— City News Service, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Communism is so dead in most of the world that using ‘communist’ as a political epithet sounds almost quaint.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

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