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cuss

[kuhs] / kʌs /


VERB
swear
Synonyms


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Oftentimes I would talk people down from this righteous anger, then I would be like, “So don’t cuss people out you don’t know,” and then they’d be like, “Yeah, you’re right.”

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2023

There’s not much sense in being the richest miserable cuss in the cemetery.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2022

“They told him not to cuss and he stopped,” a woman can be heard telling an officer in the video.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2022

She doesn't cuss more than other athletes — or their coaches.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2022

“Yeh, so how come he tip his hat to Sula? How come he don’t cuss her?”

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison




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