English Explanatory Dictionary

cuss

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To use cursing, to use bad language, to speak profanely.
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.)
noun
  1. A fellow, person.

Pronunciation

/kʌs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cuss.wav /kʊs/

Word forms

cuss cusses cussing cussed

Etymology

An American English variant of curse; for a similar phonetic development, compare ass (“buttocks”), from arse, in which the r was originally pronounced (as in curse).

Derived words

cusser cussfest cussingly cuss out cussy mooncusser noncussing outcuss cuss box cuss jar cuss word give a tinker's cuss tinker's cuss what the cuss
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