as in curse
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression
a man who has never uttered a single cuss
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Recent Examples of cuss
Graham Swift, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
How many f**king cuss words are in these sh**ty video games, anyway?
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2014
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
After Stefflon opened the battle with accusations of prostitution, Jada returned fire by cussing Steff’s entire family out and questioning Steff’s authenticity.
—Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Betty Sykes didn’t give a cuss what came out of her mouth—and much of it was cusses—or who listened.
—Graham Swift, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
How many f**king cuss words are in these sh**ty video games, anyway?
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2014
Verb
Song constantly cusses in real life, though, and says that her community doesn't bat an eye at profanity.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
After Stefflon opened the battle with accusations of prostitution, Jada returned fire by cussing Steff’s entire family out and questioning Steff’s authenticity.
—Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuss
Noun
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After turning undead and hiding her bite wound, Mary easily gets permission to re-enter the building, and quickly seduces Stack, before murdering him and infecting him with the vampire curse.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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And a deadly curse that turns their reality into a waking nightmare.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Plus, flight attendants swear by the clever organizers, too.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
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Oz was joined by Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who swore him into office.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Pope Francis preached the same gospel in different language.—
John Hope Bryant,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Apart from any constitutional questions, there is also the problem that confessional language issued by the secretary of state in his official capacity distorts the message of Easter.—
Chloe Breyer,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The plotline’s matter-of-fact profanity at once punctured any sense of simplistic morality and underlined that world events always coexist with everyday indignities.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2025
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The uncensored version was initially available on Peacock Sunday morning but was later replaced with an edited version that removed the profanity.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As expletives begin flying, Conrad arrives to calm things down.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Johnson exclaimed while recoiling, seemingly followed by inaudible expletives.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Cuss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuss. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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