cuss

cuss
cuss1 [ kʌs ] verb intransitive or transitive INFORMAL
to swear
,cuss `out phrasal verb transitive AMERICAN INFORMAL
cuss someone out to shout offensive words at someone because you are annoyed with them
cuss
cuss 2 [ kʌs ] noun count
1. ) INFORMAL OLD-FASHIONED someone who is annoying and unreasonable
2. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL a CUSS WORD

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • Cuss — may be: CUSS I, the name of the first drilling ship An acronym meaning Common Use Self Service standard A Creole word used in the English Caribbean as a synonym for argue. Another word used is the word buse , e.g. Jonny meh just hear Eddna and… …   Wikipedia

  • cuss — [kʌs] v [I and T] BrE old fashioned AmE spoken [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: curse] to swear because you are annoyed by something cuss out [cuss sb<=>out] phr v to swear and shout at someone because you are angry ▪ She got mad and started… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cuss´ed|ly — cuss|ed «KUHS ihd», adjective. U.S. Informal. 1. cursed. 2. stubborn; perverse; cantankerous. –cuss´ed|ly, adverb. –cuss´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • cuss|ed — «KUHS ihd», adjective. U.S. Informal. 1. cursed. 2. stubborn; perverse; cantankerous. –cuss´ed|ly, adverb. –cuss´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • cuss — (n.) 1775, Amer.Eng. dialectal, troublesome person or animal, an alteration of CURSE (Cf. curse), or else a shortening of the slang sense of CUSTOMER (Cf. customer). Verb meaning to say bad words is first recorded 1815. Related: Cussed; cussing.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • cuss — [kus] n. [< CURSE; CUSS n. 2 < ? CUSTOMER] Informal 1. a curse ☆ 2. a person or animal, esp. one regarded as odd or annoying: used humorously or contemptuously vt., vi. Informal to curse cusser n …   English World dictionary

  • cuss — informal ► NOUN 1) an annoying or stubborn person or animal. 2) a source of harm of misery. ► VERB ▪ use offensive language; swear or curse …   English terms dictionary

  • cuss — con·cuss; cuss·ed; cuss·ed·ness; dis·cuss·er; dis·cuss·ible; ex·cuss; per·cuss; reper·cuss; cuss; dis·cuss; cuss·ed·ly; …   English syllables

  • cüssəli — sif. Boy buxunlu, gövdəli, cəsamətli, qamətli. Cüssəli kişi. – Rüstəm kişi atın üstündə çox şad oturmuşdu və olduqca cüssəli z. görünürdü. M. İ.. Siz sağa baxdıqca müxtəlif cüssəli, cürbəcür boybuxunlu kişilər gözünüzün qabağından ötüb keçəcəklər …   Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti

  • cuss — 1 verb (I, T) AmE informal, BrE old fashioned to use rude words because you are annoyed by something: It does a fella good to cuss if he wants to. cuss sb out phrasal verb (T) AmE spoken to swear and shout at someone because you are angry: My Mom …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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