cussword
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8.6
- noun
- /ˈkʌsˌwɜrd/
- Offensive
:
palabrota
- THAT'S A CUSSWORD ON THE OPEN RANGE.
Examples
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Nothing cut down on cusswords like having to shit in a goddamned outhouse.
Fiction book (2002) -
What about cusswords?
Academic text (2003) -
"Jesus" was a cussword to me, but the Lord changed my life.
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This wasn't a cussword patrol.
Fiction book (1994) -
"What the fuck are you doing?" He swore nearly as well as Mom, cusswords shot with effortless aim.
Fiction book (1996) -
I can tell by the way her mouth goes tight, like it's full of cusswords you can't say because you're around churchy people.
Fiction book (2000) -
I'm not sure anyone is making the argument that it is perfectly fine to bring stroller-age kids to a loud, violent, bloody, cussword-laced movie, except for the sidebar discussions of "how young is too young" and "how much do kids remember."
Blog text (1) -
He shouted a cussword when he stubbed his toe.
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Many comedians use cusswords to make their jokes funnier.
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She avoided using a cussword in front of her parents.
Synonyms
155
3.4
Rude or insulting words said to hurt someone
55
8.2
A rude word used to show strong anger or surprise
43
6.0
Words that are rude and upset people, often about religion
18
7.1
A word people think is rude or not polite
8
5.8
A rude word people say to show strong anger or surprise
1
6.1
A rude word that is not for children
1
7.2
A rude word people say when they are angry or surprised
1
9.2
An offensive or rude word considered inappropriate in polite speech
A rude word about sex or body parts
Very rude words or actions that hurt people
Rude words or actions that aim to hurt someone
How Offensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cussword starts with cuss, which is a casual spoken form of curse, a word that once meant 'to wish harm' or to speak angrily. So a cussword is a rude or offensive word used to show strong feeling or anger.