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to cuss

to cuss

30 8.1
To say swear words when angry or frustrated
  • verb
  • /kʌs/
  • NSFW
translation icon : decir palabrotas
  • The Navy, we thought, offered a young man from the Midwest the opportunity to cuss all he wanted.

Like I told my wife, well, I won't even cuss during this speech.

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Examples

  • Did you cuss at me?

    How High (2001)

  • Mom, people cuss when no other words will suffice...

    Teenage Badass (2020)

  • All you ever do all day long is cuss each other.

    Ali G Indahouse (2002)

  • Even as I got older, I was afraid to cuss... even to say damn or shit.

    Blog text (1)

  • I mean, like, it's like I, I cuss a lot in my videos.

  • If you ever need someone cussed out, call me.

  • Like I told my wife, well, I won't even cuss during this speech.

    Ryan Pineda

  • Have we cussed yet on this episode?

    The Minimalists

  • Saturday, I yelled and cussed at the TV and the coaches just like always.

    Blog text (16)

  • In frustration, he began to cuss at the broken machine.

Synonyms

to swear
vsto cuss
  • Offensive
253 4.3

To use rude or offensive words, often when angry

is the general act of saying profanities often in anger
to curse
vsto cuss
  • Offensive
192 4.1

To say bad words in anger

is the casual term used broadly for such language
to swear at
vsto cuss
  • Offensive
7 6.5

Say rude words to someone when angry

is often used without directing language at a person
to eff
vsto cuss
  • Offensive
3 9.9

To say strong swear words like 'fuck' when angry

is the general act of saying profanities often angrily
to let out a curse
vsto cuss
  • Offensive
6.8

To say a bad word when you feel angry or hurt

is the broader act of using profanities not only short exclamations
to drop the f-bomb
vsto cuss
  • Offensive
9.9

Say the rude word 'fuck', often in a situation where it surprises or offends people

is the wider act of using profanities not only one shocking word
to drop an atomic F-bomb
vsto cuss
  • Offensive
9.7

To use the F-word to shock people

is the typical act of saying profanities rather than extreme dramatic language

Idioms

what the cuss
  • Informal
9.9

A short angry or surprised shout used instead of a rude word

Phrasal Verbs

to cuss at
  • Offensive
5 8.1

To say rude words to someone or something

to cuss in front of
  • Offensive
1 8.4

Say bad words in front of other people

to tend to cuss
  • Offensive
8.1

Often say bad words when angry or stressed

How Offensive

to blaspheme
  • Offensive
5 9.6
to cuss
  • NSFW
30 8.1
to curse
  • Offensive
192 4.1
to swear
  • Offensive
253 4.3

Surface Forms

cuss infinitive
cussed past
cussed past participle
cussing present participle
cusses third person singular

Etymology

Cuss comes from the older word curse, which meant 'to call down evil' and later came to mean 'to say bad words'. So to cuss is to use swear words.