cuss word
Example Sentences
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In any case, attitudes toward the S-word have changed in the last few decades, and it has lost much of its punch as a cuss word, Bergen said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
“I never heard her use a cuss word my whole life,” Wylie says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
"I know it sounds like," Fisher said, then audibled out of a cuss word.
From Fox News ● Oct. 4, 2021
Reintroducing the Colonel and branding him as “The Original Celebrity Chef” represented a strategic imperative for KFC, especially in the time before “foodie” became a tiresome cuss word of its own.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2020
“War,” said Miss Franny with her eyes still closed, “should be a cuss word, too.”
From "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo
