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cuss
/kʌs/
noun 4verb 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
determined, likable, most, proud, young
VERB + CUSS
continued, doesn't, don't, heard, muttering, need, want
CUSS + NOUN
front, i've, midst, word, words
PREP.
in, up
ADV.
apparently
Definitions
verb
1
To use cursing, to use bad language, to speak profanely.
I went over the fence like a shot, and ran like one o'clock for the trap, cussing and swearing as I went.
noun
1
A curse.
2
A curse word.
3
Fellow, person. (From the replacement of a derogatory or affectionate cuss (“curse word”) like son of a bitch with the word cuss.)
Biggest rascal … and the most likable cuss I've run up against in a year.
Polybius was a determined cuss and he kept at the fruit cart until he saved enough to start a regular fruit store.
noun
1
A fellow, person.
Seemingly here was an intruder who was violating custom. Moreover, the partners had come to look upon this exceedingly rich district as their exclusive property. And so their indignation was extreme. "The low-down, ornery cuss!" said Dobbs. "The nerve of him, crowdin' in on us, just as if there wasn't lots of other places for him to go!"
"Proud young cuss, aren't you?" "Apparently - I don't know." "Or is it you are just pig-headed?"
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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I went over the fence like a shot, and ran like one o'clock for the trap, cussing and swearing as I went.
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Biggest rascal … and the most likable cuss I've run up against in a year.
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Polybius was a determined cuss and he kept at the fruit cart until he saved enough to start a regular fruit store.
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In fact, I'd like to recommend that every village and town go out of its way to make sure it still has an ornery cuss in its midst. … Wanted: More Ornery Cusses Prime Fathers
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Seemingly here was an intruder who was violating custom. Moreover, the partners had come to look upon this exceedingly rich district as their exclusive property. And so their indignation was extreme.
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"Proud young cuss, aren't you?" "Apparently - I don't know." "Or is it you are just pig-headed?"
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