cuss
5
8.6
- noun
- /kʌs/
- Offensive
- Just junk it, you miserable cuss.
- ornery cuss
- old cuss
- little cuss
Examples
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He is a likeable cuss.
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He's an ugly little cuss.
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I'm a lucky old cuss, I suppose.
Blog text (13) -
Shut up, you darn little cuss!
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I have to admit that Joe was one ugly old cuss.
Fiction book (2000) -
"You ornery cuss," said Morgan.
Fiction book (1994) -
He seems to be a right pleasant cuss.
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- That Doolittle's a cheerful cuss, isn't he?
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He's one tough cuss.
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You're just a mean old ornery old cuss and you don't like nobody!
Synonyms
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8.0
A very rude word for a person you strongly dislike or who treats others badly
935
8.1
A man or boy used in informal speech
840
9.9
A rude word for a person who is cruel or very annoying
614
1.4
A man or boy you speak to in a friendly way
400
9.9
A very rude and insulting word for a person you strongly dislike
331
1.1
People use it for a boy or young man when they speak in a friendly way
276
9.9
An insulting word for a rude, mean person
175
9.9
A very rude word for a person you strongly dislike
130
8.2
A man, especially in informal British English
107
5.6
A friendly man or boy often used in Britain
32
2.1
A person who keeps bothering others
26
8.2
An informal word for a man or boy
21
9.9
An insulting name for a person who is rude or mean
12
9.9
An extremely rude word used to hurt someone's feelings
12
9.9
A rude, insulting word for a very unpleasant person
4
9.9
A very rude word used to insult someone
4
8.4
A person who often annoys others by pointing out problems or asking hard questions
2
9.9
A person who is annoying or causes trouble
1
9.9
A rude, foolish person who annoys others
1
8.4
A person who is annoying or rude
1
9.5
A person who often annoys or causes trouble
1
9.9
A person who is very rude and causes trouble for others
A person who annoys others by asking too many questions or interrupting them
A very rude and insulting name for a person you strongly dislike
A very rude and unpleasant person who treats others badly
A person who is very rude and insults others cruelly
A rude, stupid person who annoys others
Idioms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cuss meaning a person comes from the old adjective cussed, which people used to mean 'stubborn' or 'cursed'. So a 'cuss' became a short way to call someone stubborn or irritating.