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cuss

[kuhs] / kʌs /


VERB
swear
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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Shapiro isn’t the kind of norm-breaking politician who might be expected to cuss in public.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024

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

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

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2022

“He wouldn’t have wanted me to give up, say this isn’t fair and cuss my life out,” Evan said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2020

This is ladies’ and we are all “ladies” here, forbidden, by storewide rule, to raise our voices or cuss.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich